Definition of cross

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

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Cramponee :: Cramponee (a.) Having a cramp or square piece at the end; -- said of a cross so furnished.
Crosscut :: Crosscut (n.) A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road.
Gangway :: Gangway (v. i.) In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with the government or with the opposition..
Crosslet :: Crosslet (n.) A small cross.
Large :: Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter..
Tace :: Tace (n.) The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under Cross, n..
Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..
Intransgressible :: Intransgressible (a.) Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passes over or crossed.
Vexillum :: Vexillum (n.) The sign of the cross.
Cross :: Cross (v. i.) To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to Liverpool..
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..
Passionist :: Passionist (n.) A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross..
Overthwart :: Overthwart (adv.) Across; crosswise; transversely.
Woof :: Woof (n.) The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving.
Set-off :: Set-off (n.) A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand.
Croslet :: Croslet (n.) See Crosslet.
Slow :: Slow (v. i.) To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge..
Crabbish :: Crabbish (a.) Somewhat sour or cross.
Hard :: Hard (n.) A ford or passage across a river or swamp.
Breastsummer :: Breastsummer (n.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows..
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