oblīquo — Lewis & Short
oblīquo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.obliquus,
I to turn, bend, or twist aside, awry, or in an oblique direction (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I Lit.:
oculos,Ov. M. 7, 412:
visus,Stat. Ach. 1, 323:
equos,id. Th. 12, 749:
pedes,Sen. Ep. 121, 8:
crinem,to draw back, Tac. G. 38:
in latus ensem,Ov. M. 12, 485:
sinus (velorum) in ventum,to turn obliquely to the wind, veer to the wind, Verg. A. 5, 16.—
II Trop.: obliquat preces, makes, utters indirectly, i. e. dissemblingly, Stat. Th. 3, 381:
responsa,Arn. 3, 143: Q (littera), cujus similis (litterae K) effectu specieque nisi quod paulum a nostris obliquatur, i. e. is pronounced somewhat softer, *Quint. 1, 4, 9.