Definition of cross

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Cross (n.) A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals..

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Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to be cross-eyed.
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) Anything that traverses, or crosses..
Cross-days :: Cross-days (n. pl.) The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension.
Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Cross-bun :: Cross-bun (n.) A bun or cake marked with a cross, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday..
Transversal :: Transversal (a.) Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line..
Transept :: Transept (n.) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts..
Cross :: Cross (n.) The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
Crunode :: Crunode (n.) A point where one branch of a curve crosses another branch. See Double point, under Double, a..
Port :: Port (v. t.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms..
Counterchanged :: Counterchanged (a.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will be azure..
Pectoral :: Pectoral (n.) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
Cross-reading :: Cross-reading (n.) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas..
Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron, chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock..
Stemson :: Stemple (n.) A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step..
Chasse :: Chasse (n.) A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left..
Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield itself..
Recross :: Recross (v. t.) To cross a second time.
Tace :: Tace (n.) The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under Cross, n..
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