Skew

adj. oblique, slanting, set askew n. slant. v. 1 make skew. 2 distort.: move obliquely. r on the skew askew [French: related to ESCHEW) skewbald rskju:baldi adj. (esp. of z horse) with irregular patches of whits and another colour. n. skewbald an imal. [origin uncertain]