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Network :: Network (n.) Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads..

Cross :: Cross (n.) The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.

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..

Crucigerous :: Crucigerous (a.) Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross.

Cross-eyed :: Cross-eyed (a.) Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.

Ensweep :: Ensweep (v. t.) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.

Trestle :: Trestle (n.) A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like..

Avellane :: Avellane (a.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross..

Rynd :: Rynd (n.) A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle.

Lintel :: Lintel (n.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture..

Fret :: Fret (n.) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed..

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

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.

Crossbill :: Crossbill (n.) A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak..

Hyparterial :: Hyparterial (a.) Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below)..

Transvolation :: Transvolation (n.) The act of flying beyond or across.

Viz-cacha :: Viz-cacha (n.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha..

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..

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

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