Definition of cross

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Cross (n.) A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above..

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Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms..
Prodd :: Prodd (n.) A crossbow. See Prod, 3..
Cross-stitch :: Cross-stitch (n.) A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the other..
Crossrow :: Crossrow (n.) The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row.
"""cover-point " :: Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports point..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..
Decussation :: Decussation (n.) Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc..
Balister :: Balister (n.) A crossbow.
Polacca :: Polacca (n.) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and without tops, caps, or crosstrees..
Arcubalist :: Arcubalist (n.) A crossbow.
Crucial :: Crucial (a.) Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision..
Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
Crociary :: Crociary (n.) One who carries the cross before an archbishop.
Cramponee :: Cramponee (a.) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; -- said of a cross so furnished.
Knurl :: Knurl (n.) One who, or that which, is crossgrained..
Tete-de-pont :: Tete-de-pont (n.) A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead..
Cross-spall :: Cross-spall (n.) One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Guide :: Guide (n.) The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder..
Cross :: Cross (v. t.) To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t..
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