Definition of crossing

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Crossing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cros.

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Elvan :: Elvan (a.) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course..
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..
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act of making the sign of the cross.
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..
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..
Transatlantic :: Transatlantic (a.) Crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Window :: Window (n.) A figure formed of lines crossing each other.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.
Harrow :: Harrow (n.) An implement of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other, and set with iron or wooden teeth. It is drawn over plowed land to level it and break the clods, to stir the soil and make it fine, or to cover seed when sown..
Fare :: Fare (v.) The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway..
Windowy :: Windowy (a.) Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a window.
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) A place where anything (as a stream) is crossed; a paved walk across a street.
Lacing :: Lacing (n.) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut..
Slow :: Slow (v. i.) To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge..
Crossbarred :: Crossbarred (a.) Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred muslin..
Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..
Checker :: Checker (n.) To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors..
Crossing :: Crossing (v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean..
Byard :: Byard (n.) A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who drag sledges in coal mines..
Interbreed :: Interbreed (v. t. & i.) To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.
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