Definition of cross

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Cross (n.) Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.

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Crossbow :: Crossbow (n.) A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock..
Suability :: Styx (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead..
Node :: Node (n.) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively..
Spindling :: Spindleworm (n.) The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment..
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..
Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right angles..
Chain :: Chain (v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor..
Transnatation :: Transnatation (n.) The act of swimming across, as a river..
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..
Transfluent :: Transfluent (a.) Flowing or running across or through; as, a transfluent stream..
Cross :: Cross (n.) The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom..
Swim :: Swim (v. t.) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river..
Avellane :: Avellane (a.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross..
Trammel :: Trammel (n.) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil..
Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal..
Tupelo :: Tupelo (n.) A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge..
Scratchback :: Scratchback (n.) A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons..
Prod :: Prod (n.) A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled prodd..
Hogscore :: Hogscore (n.) A distance lime brawn across the rink or course between the middle line and the tee.
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