Cross

kros, n. A gibbet, consist- ing of two timbers placed transversely; the theological and religious import of the death of Christ; the Christian doctrine; the gospel; the symbol of Christ's death, and hence, of u. 5. Christianity; affliction regarded Crosiers, as a test of virtue; trial; vexation; disappointment. (Arch.)?- *" v91? A cro -shaped ornament. The »• Archbishop cro -like mark signed by those unable to write; a mixing of breeds or stock, esp. in cattle-breeding; product of such intermixture. (Sum.) An instrument for laying off offsets perpendicular to the main course. a. Lying athwart; transverse; intersecting; adverse; contrary; perverse; unfortunate; peevish or fretful; ill-humored; mutually inverse; interchanged. — v.t. [cro ed (krost), cro ing.] To put acro or athwart; to draw something, as a line, acro ; to pa from one side to the other of; to run counter to, thwart, clash or interfere with; to debar; to make the sign of the cro upon; to cancel, erase to mix the breed of. — v. To lie or be athwart; to pa from one side toward_the other, or from place to place; to interbreed.d. [Proven, cros, croiz, fr. L. crux, crucis, cro , orig. gibbet.] — Cro ly, adv. eve, term Yn, Ice Odd, tone, 3r 141 CROTCH 125 In a cro way; peevishly.— Cro 'ne , it— Cro '- wiBe, adv. In the form of a cro ; acro . — Cro '- lng, Act by which anything cro ed; act of interbreeding intersection of roads paved walk acro a street. — Cro '' -ac'tion, {Law.) An action brought by defendant against plaintiff on the same matter as the original suit. —bar, A transverse bar.—beam, (Arch.) A beam running from wall to wall of a house. —bill, n. {Law.) A defend- — ant's bill in a chancery or equity suit. bill, {Ornith.) A bird, the mandibles of whose bill curve — in opposite directions, and cro each other. bow, n. A weapon formed by placing a bow cro wise on a stock. —breed, A breed produced from parents of different breeds, —-bun, A cake marked with acro . —cut, n. A short eut acro . (Mining.) A — level driven acro the course of a vein. cut-saw, n. A saw managed by 2 men, one at each end, for cutting large logs cro wise. days, n. pi. (Eccl.) — The 3 days preceding the Feast of the Ascension. -exam'ine, v. [examined (-ind), -ining.] (Law.) To examine for the purpose of eliciting facts not brought out in direct examination or controverting — the direct testimony. exam'ina'tion, n. Examination of a witne ,— called by one party, by the opposite party. eyed, -id, a. Having the eyes turned toward the nose, so that they look in directions — which cro one another. fire, n, (Mil.) The cro ing of lines of fire from two or more points. — -grained, -grand, a. Having the grain or fibers cro ed; perverse and untractable; contrary; vex a- — tious. -Jack, kro'jak,—n. (Naut.) The lower yard of the mizzen-mast. legged, -legd, a. Having the legs cro ed. —patch, n. An ill-natured person. •piece, n. A piece of any structure fitted cro wise. — pur 'pose, n. An opposing purpose; that which inconsistent or contradictory, pi, A game in which questions and answers concur so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas. — To be at cro -purposes. To act counter to one another unintention- — ally. ques'tion, v. To cro -examine. reference, n. A reference made from one part of a book to another, where the same or a similar subject is treated of. —road, n. A road cro ing another; by- — road. ruff, The play in whist when partners — trump different suits, and lead accordingly. sea, n. (Naut.) A chopping sea, caused by waves running in different directions. —tie, n. A sleeper connecting the rails of a railroad. —tree, n. (Naut.) A — timber at the upper ends of the lower masts. Cro let, A small cro . (Her.) A cro whose arms are terminated with small cro es, or again cro ed near the end.—Crucial, kroo's hal, a. Formed like, or pert, to, a cro ; severe; searching, as if by Buffering on the cro . [F.] — Cru'ciate, -shY-at, a. {Bot.) Having leaves or petals arranged cro wise. — Cruciferous, -Sr-us, a. Bearing a cro . (Bot.) Cruciate. [L. ferre, to bear.] — Cru'cify, -sT-fi, v. [-Cified (-fid), -fying.] To fasten to a cro ; destroy the power of, subdue completely. [OF. cruci- Jier, L. figere, fixum, to fix.] — Crucifixion, -fik'- ehun, n. Act of, etc.; death on the cro ; intense suffering. — Cru'ciflx, n. Figure of a cro , with Christ upon —Cru'ciform, a. Cro -shaped. (Bot.) Having 4 equal petals, disposed cro wise. — Crucigerous, -sij'gr-us, a. Bearing, or marked with, etc. [L. gerere, to bear.] — Crusade, -sad', n. A mediaeval military expedition to recover the Holy Land from the Mohammedans; any expedition for a religious purpose a hot-headed or fanatical enterprise. [Proven, crosada, F. croisade.] — Crusad'er, n. One engaged in, etc. — Crusa'do, n. A Portuguese coin, having a cro stamped upon [Pg. cruzado, f cruz, cro .]