Definition of cross

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Cross (n.) An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with seven arms radiating from it..

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Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..
Limmer :: Limmer (n.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound..
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Pommette :: Pommette (a.) Having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a cross.
Chasse :: Chasse (n.) A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left..
Netting :: Netting (n.) A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between..
Crossbeak :: Crossbeak (n.) Same as Crossbill.
Over :: Over (prep.) Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table..
Carbonado :: Carbonado (n.) Flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop..
Patonce :: Patonce (a.) Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; -- said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of Cross.
Goal :: Goal (n.) A base, station, or bound used in various games; in football, a line between two posts across which the ball must pass in order to score; also, the act of kicking the ball over the line between the goal posts..
Overthwart :: Overthwart (prep.) Across; from alde to side of.
Mongrel :: Mongrel (n.) The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed..
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them..
Overpass :: Overpass (v. t.) To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits..
Backwater :: Backwater (n.) Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar..
Analemma :: Analemma (n.) A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general..
Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See Hatching.
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