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Draff :: Draff (n.) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the stone-cutter..

Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..

Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.

Brake :: Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista.

Crosspiece :: Crosspiece (n.) A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

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

Cross-armed :: Cross-armed (a.) With arms crossed.

Longbow :: Longbow (n.) The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in distinction from the crossbow when both were used as weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one..

Bend :: Bend (n.) One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base..

Tiller :: Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..

Crossbarred :: Crossbarred (a.) Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars..

Hilted :: Hilted (a.) Having a hilt; -- used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted..

Stour :: Stoup (n.) A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup..

Crossflow :: Crossflow (v. i.) To flow across, or in a contrary direction..

Cross-pawl :: Cross-pawl (n.) Same as Cross-spale.

Traverse :: Traverse (a.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood; as, to traverse a board..

Crossrow :: Crossrow (n.) A row that crosses others.

Gnarly :: Gnarly (a.) Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.

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

Ordinary :: Ordinary (n.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron, chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary..

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