boustrophedon /ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdən/noun 1adjective 1adverb 1forms 1 noun1 •Text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point.(Venetic apparently had both kinds of boustrophedon, either flipping the face of the characters when switching direction or else inverting them (Lejeune, 1974, pages 180-181).) — 2000 adjective1 •Synonym of boustrophedonic (“written as a boustrophedon”). adverb1 •(rare) Synonym of boustrophedonically (“as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”). formsboustrophedons
