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deasil

(ˈdiːzəl; ˈdiːʃəl; ˈdɛʃəl; ˈdɛsəl) ,

deasiul

or

deasoil

adv
(Navigation) in the direction of the apparent course of the sun; clockwise
n
motion in this direction
[C18: Scottish Gaelic deiseil]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dea•sil

(ˈdi zəl)

adv.
clockwise. Compare withershins.
[1765–75; < Scottish Gaelic, Irish deiseal, Middle Irish dessel=dess right, south + sel turn, time]
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