All 3 Uses of
horizontal
in
Jane Eyre
- I knew my traveller with his broad and jetty eyebrows; his square forehead, made squarer by the horizontal sweep of his black hair.†
p. 141.4 *horizontal = in line with the floor, horizon, or another flat base
- He lifted up the sable waves of hair which lay horizontally over his brow, and showed a solid enough mass of intellectual organs, but an abrupt deficiency where the suave sign of benevolence should have risen.†
p. 154.8horizontally = in a manner that is in line with the floor, horizon, or another flat base
- Strongly-marked horizontal eyebrows must be traced under that brow; then followed, naturally, a well-defined nose, with a straight ridge and full nostrils; then a flexible-looking mouth, by no means narrow; then a firm chin, with a decided cleft down the middle of it: of course, some black whiskers were wanted, and some jetty hair, tufted on the temples, and waved above the forehead.†
p. 269.1horizontal = in line with the floor, horizon, or another flat base
Definition:
in line with the floor, horizon, or another flat base
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)
(When you are standing, you could be thought of as vertical. When lying down, you could be thought of as horizontal.)