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127. cro -reference (krôs'ref'er-ens), n. A reference in a book to another title, phrase, or pa age in it for further treatment or elucidation of a subject. cro -road (krôs'rōd), n. 1. A road that cro es from one main road to another; a by-road.2. A road that cro es another, especially a main road, or one of two or more roads that cro each other.-3. pl. Two or more roads so cro ing; the point where they intersect. Cro roads (or a cro - roads, the word in this sense being often used as a singular) often form the nucleus of a village, having a general store, a blacksmith's shop, etc., and being a resort or stopping-place for the rural population. Hence the term is often used in the United States (some times attributively) with an implication of provincialism or insignificance. IMG:content-1686.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1687.png:[blocks in formation] cro -springer (kro pringer). In groined a which extends diagonally from one pier to another, acro the vault; an are ogive. cro -staff (krôs's taf), n. 1. An instrument formerly used to take the altitude of the sun or stars. It was superseded by the quadrant. Also called fore - staff . At noon our captain made observation by the cro - staff , and found we were in forty-seven degrees thirty-seven minutes north latitude. Winthrop , Hist. New England, I. 11. 2. In surv ., an instrument consisting of a staff carrying a bra circle divided into four equal parts or quadrants by two lines intersecting each other at the center. At the extremity of each line perpendicular sights are fixed, with holes below each slit for the better discovery of distant objects. It is used for taking offsets. 3. Same as crozier , 1. -Bishop's cro -staff. See episcopal staff , under staff . cro -stitch (krôs's tich), n. In needlework, a stitch of the form X. It consists of two stitches of the same length, the one cro ing the other in the middle. cro -stone (krôs's ton), n. 1. Chiastolite.2. A name of the minerals staurolite and harmotome, both of which often occur in compound or twin crystals having more or le the shape of a cro . cro -summer (krôs's um"ėr), n. A cro -beam. See summer . Also cro -somer. cro -tail (kros'tāl), n. In a back-action steam engine, the cro piece which connects the sidebars at the opposite end from the cro -head. The connecting-rod in such engines reaches from the cro -tail to the crank. - Cro -tail gudgeon, hinge. See the nouns. cro -tie (krôs'tī), n. In a railroad, a timber or sill placed under opposite rails as a support and to prevent them from spreading; a tie or sleeper. cro -tining (kros'ti"ning), n. In agri., a mode of harrowing cro wise, or in a direction acro the ridges. cro tree (krôs'trē), n. Naut ., one of the horizontal pieces of timber or metal, supported by the cheeks and trestletrees, at the upper ends of the lower masts in fore-and-aft rigged ve els, and at the top mastheads of square-rigged ve els. Their use is to extend the topmast or topgallant-rigging, and to afford a standing-place for seamen. They are let into the trestletrees, and bolted to them. A , A , Cro trees. IMG:content-1688.png:[blocks in formation] cro -way (krôs'wā), n. A cro -road. There are so many cro - ways , there's no following her. Fletcher, Pilgrim, iv. 1. cro ways (krôs' wāz), adv . Same as cro wise, 2, 3. [Rare.] wise , strength cro -webbing (kros'web"ing), n. In saddlery, webbing drawn over the saddletree to stren en the foundation of the seat of the saddle. cro -week (krôs'wēk), n. Rogation week; the week beginning g with Rogation gation Sunday: supposed to be so called from the medieval custom of carrying the cro about the parish in proce ion at that season. See rogation . The parson, vicar, or curate, and church-wardens, shall in the days of the rogations commonly called Cro week or Gang-days, walk the accustomed bounds of every parish. Abp . Grindal , Remains (Parker Soc.), p. 141. cro -wire (krôs'wir), n. A wire placed transversely to another; specifically, same as cro hair . cro wise (krôs'wiz), adv . [ -wise .] 1. In the form of a cro . The church is built cro wise, with a fine spire.