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''snails :: 'Snails (interj.) God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's dear body)..

Chasse :: Chasse (n.) A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left..

Weft :: Weft (n.) The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in weaving.

Traject :: Traject (v. t.) A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry.

Latten :: Latten (n.) A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses, etc.; -- called also latten brass..

Snarl :: Snarl (v. i.) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms..

Ear :: Ear (n.) Same as Crossette.

Stare :: Star-crossed (a.) Not favored by the stars; ill-fated.

Finpike :: Finpike (n.) The bichir. See Crossopterygii.

Sack :: Sack (n.) A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending from top to bottom without a cross seam..

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

Saltirewise :: Saltirewise (adv.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center..

Plyer :: Plyer (n.) A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.

Studded :: Stud (n.) An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

Thwart :: Thwart (v. t.) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air..

Meridian :: Meridian (a.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday.

Line :: Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column..

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A line surveyed across a plot of ground.

Hatch :: Hatch (v. t.) To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See Hatching.

Calvary :: Calvary (n.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary..

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