Definition of crossing

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Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..

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Windowy :: Windowy (a.) Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a window.
Rynd :: Rynd (n.) A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
Crisscross :: Crisscross (adv.) In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..
Grade :: Grade (n.) The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade..
Intersecant :: Intersecant (a.) Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
Lattice :: Lattice (n.) Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips, and forming a network; as, the lattice of a window; -- called also latticework..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A vein or dike crossing a lode.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.
Checker :: Checker (n.) To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors..
Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..
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..
Sable :: Sable (n.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and horizontal lines crossing each other.
Rib :: Rib (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like..
Overthwart :: Overthwart (a.) Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
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..
Slow :: Slow (v. i.) To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge..
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..
Interbreed :: Interbreed (v. t. & i.) To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.
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