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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Eparterial :: Eparterial (a.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.
Tram :: Tram (n.) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods..
Crossbreed :: Crossbreed (n.) A breed or an animal produced from parents of different breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the qualities of two parent varieties or stocks..
Line :: Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column..
Crosslegged :: CRosslegged (a.) Having the legs crossed.
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window..
Xenogamy :: Xenogamy (n.) Cross fertilization.
Moulinet :: Moulinet (n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.
Vixen :: Vixen (n.) A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman..
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Having considerable distance or extent between the sides; spacious across; much extended in a direction at right angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry..
Spider :: Spider (n.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc..
Breastsummer :: Breastsummer (n.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows..
Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Traverse :: Traverse (adv.) Athwart; across; crosswise.
Croissante :: Croissante (a.) Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.
Crantara :: Crantara (n.) The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland..
Crossbeam :: Crossbeam (n.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor..
Truss :: Truss (n.) An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style..
Browpost :: Browpost (n.) A beam that goes across a building.
Passion :: Passion (n.) A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross..
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