Main Entry: bou·stro·phe·don

Pronunciation: \ˌbü-strə-ˈfē-ˌdän, -d^ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek boustrophēdon, adverb, literally, turning like oxen in plowing, from bous ox, cow + strephein to turn — more at cow

Date: 1699

: the writing of alternate lines in opposite directions (as from left to right and from right to left)

— boustrophedon adjective or adverb

— bou·stro·phe·don·ic \-fē-ˈdä-nik\ adjective