Crossette
Cros‐sette″ (kr?s–s?t′), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See Crosier.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; — called also ancon, ear, elbow....
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Crossfish
Cross″fish′ (–f?sh′), n.(Zoöl.) A starfish.
Crossflow
Cross″flow′ (–fl?′), v. i. To flow across, or in a contrary direction. “His crossflowing course.” Milton.
Crossgrained
Cross″grained (–gr?nd′), a. 1. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely and irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing.If the stuff...
Crosshatch
Cross″hatch′ (–h?ch′; 224), v. t. To shade by means of crosshatching.
Crosshatching
Cross″hatch′ing, n. In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle.
Crosshead
Cross″head′ (–h?d), n.(Mach.) A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid crosspiece running between ...
Crossing
Cross″ing, n. [See Cross, v. t.] 1. The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean.2. The act of making the sign of the cross. Bp. Hall.3. The act of interb...
Crossjack
Cross″jack′ (kr?s″j?k′ or kr?″j?k′), n.(Naut.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.
CRosslegged
CRoss″legged′ (–l?gd′), a. Having the legs crossed.
Crosslet
Cross″let (–lEt), n. [Dim. of cross.] 1. A small cross. Spenser.2. [Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and E. Cresset.] A crucible. Chaucer.
Crosslet (2)
Cross″let, a.(Her.) Crossed again; — said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.
Crossly
Cross″ly, adv. Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Crossness
Cross″ness, n. The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Crossopterygian
Cros‐sop′ter‐yg″i‐an (kr?s–s?p′t?r–?j?–a>n), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii. — n. One of the Crossopterygii.
Crossopterygii
‖Cros‐sop′te‐ryg″i‐i (kr?s–s?p′t?–r?j?–?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.
Crosspatch
Cross″patch′ (–p?ch′; 224), n. An ill-natured person. “Crosspatch, draw the latch.” Mother Goose.
Crosspiece
Cross″piece′ (kr?s″p?s′; 115), n. 1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.
Crossroad
Cross″road′ (–r?d′), n. A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.
Crossrow
Cross″row′ (–r?′), n. 1. The alphabet; — called also Christcross-row.And from the crossrow plucks the letter G.Shak.2. A row that crosses others.
Crossruff
Cross″ruff′ (–r?f′), n.(Whist) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; — called also seesaw.
Crosstrees
Cross″trees′ (–tr?z′), n. pl.(Naut.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicir...
Crossway
Cross″way′ (–w?′), n. See Crossroad.
Crosswise
Cross″wise′ (–w?z′), adv. In the form of a cross; across; transversely. Longfellow.
Crosswort
Cross″wort′ (–w?rt′), n.(Bot.) A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.
Crotalaria
‖Crot′a‐la″ri‐a (kr?t′?–l?″r?–? or kr?′t?–l?″r?–A), n. [NL. See Crotalum.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.☞ Crotalaria juncea furnishes the fiber called sunn or ...
Crotaline
Crot″a‐line (kr?t″?–l?n or kr?′t?–), a. [See Crotalus.] (Zoöl.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the Crotalidae, or Rattlesnake family.