tablewise
advEtymology From Middle English tabylwyse, equivalent to table + -wise.
1
Positioned in a way that suggests the shape of a table.
- It was a flat, plain slab of dark gray stone, placed on pillars tablewise, that stood solitary above the turf, commanding attention.1902, Munsey's magazine:
2
Christianity Oriented like the communion table, with the ends east and west, as opposed to altarwise.