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CROSS, n. [G., L.] 1. A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either in form of a T or of an X. That on which our Savior suffered, is represented on coins and other monuments, to have been of the former kind.2. The ensign of the Christian religion; and hence figuratively, the religion itself.3. A monument with a cross upon it to excite devotion, such as were anciently set in market places.4. Any thing in the form of a cross or gibbet.5. A line drawn through another.6. Any thing that thwarts, obstructs, or perplexes; hindrance; vexation; misfortune; opposition; trial of patience.Heaven prepares good men with crosses.7. Money or coin stamped with the figure of a cross.8. The right side or face of a coin, stamped with a cross.9. The mark of a cross, instead of a signature, on a deed, formerly impressed by those who could not write.10. Church lands in Ireland.11. In theology, the suffering of Christ by crucifixion.That he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross. Ephesians 2. 12. The doctrine of Christs sufferings and of the atonement, or of salvation by Christ.The preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1. Galatians 5.To take up the cross, is to submit to troubles and afflictions from love to Christ.13. In mining, two nicks cut in the surface of the earth, thus +.Cross and pile, a play with money, at which it is put to chance whether a coin shall fall with that side up, which bears the cross, or the other which is called pile or reverse.CROSS, a. 1. Transverse; oblique; passing from side to side; falling athwart; as a cross beam.The cross refraction of a second prism.2. Adverse; opposite; obstructing; sometimes with to; as an event cross to our inclinations.3. Perverse; untractable; as the cross circumstances of a mans temper.4. Peevish; fretful; ill-humored; applied to persons or things; as a cross woman or husband; a cross answer.5. Contrary; contradictory; perplexing.Contradictions that seem to lie cross and uncouth.6. Adverse; unfortunate.Behold the cross and unlucky issue of my design.7. Interchanged; as a cross marriage, when a brother and sister intermarry with two persons who have the same relation to each other.8. Noting what belongs to an adverse party; as a cross interrogatory.CROSS, prep. Athwart; transversely; over; from side to side; so as to intersect. This is admissible in poetry, as an abbreviation of across.CROSS, v.t. 1. To draw or run a line, or lay a body across another; as, to cross a word in writing; to cross the arms.2. To erase; to cancel; as, to cross an account.3. To make the sign of the cross, as catholics in devotion.4. To pass from side to side; to pass or move over; as, to cross a road; to cross a river, or the ocean. I crossed the English channel, from Dieppe to Brighton, in a steam-boat, Sept. 18, 1824.5. To thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to embarrass; as, to cross a purpose or design.6. To counteract; to clash or interfere with; to be inconsistent with; as, natural appetites may cross our principles.7. To counteract or contravene; to hinder by authority; to stop. [See No. 5.]8. To contradict.9. To debar or preclude.To cross the breed of an animal, is to produce young from different varieties of the species.CROSS, v.i. 1. To lie or be athwart.2. To move or pass laterally, or from one side towards the other, or from place to place, either at right angles or obliquely; as, to cross from Nantucket to New Bedford.3. To be inconsistent; as, mens actions d not always cross with reason.
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CROSS, n. [G., L.] 1. A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either in form of a T or of an X. That on which our Savior suffered, is represented on coins and other monuments, to have been of the former kind.2. The ensign of the Christian religion; and hence figuratively, the religion itself.3. A monument with a cross upon it to excite devotion, such as were anciently set in market places.4. Any thing in the form of a cross or gibbet.5. A line drawn through another.6. Any thing that thwarts, obstructs, or perplexes; hindrance; vexation; misfortune; opposition; trial of patience.Heaven prepares good men with crosses.7. Money or coin stamped with the figure of a cross.8. The right side or face of a coin, stamped with a cross.9. The mark of a cross, instead of a signature, on a deed, formerly impressed by those who could not write.10. Church lands in Ireland.11. In theology, the suffering of Christ by crucifixion.That he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross. Ephesians 2. 12. The doctrine of Christs sufferings and of the atonement, or of salvation by Christ.The preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1. Galatians 5.To take up the cross, is to submit to troubles and afflictions from love to Christ.13. In mining, two nicks cut in the surface of the earth, thus +.Cross and pile, a play with money, at which it is put to chance whether a coin shall fall with that side up, which bears the cross, or the other which is called pile or reverse.CROSS, a. 1. Transverse; oblique; passing from side to side; falling athwart; as a cross beam.The cross refraction of a second prism.2. Adverse; opposite; obstructing; sometimes with to; as an event cross to our inclinations.3. Perverse; untractable; as the cross circumstances of a mans temper.4. Peevish; fretful; ill-humored; applied to persons or things; as a cross woman or husband; a cross answer.5. Contrary; contradictory; perplexing.Contradictions that seem to lie cross and uncouth.6. Adverse; unfortunate.Behold the cross and unlucky issue of my design.7. Interchanged; as a cross marriage, when a brother and sister intermarry with two persons who have the same relation to each other.8. Noting what belongs to an adverse party; as a cross interrogatory.CROSS, prep. Athwart; transversely; over; from side to side; so as to intersect. This is admissible in poetry, as an abbreviation of across.CROSS, v.t. 1. To draw or run a line, or lay a body across another; as, to cross a word in writing; to cross the arms.2. To erase; to cancel; as, to cross an account.3. To make the sign of the cross, as catholics in devotion.4. To pass from side to side; to pass or move over; as, to cross a road; to cross a river, or the ocean. I crossed the English channel, from Dieppe to Brighton, in a steam-boat, Sept. 18, 1824.5. To thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to embarrass; as, to cross a purpose or design.6. To counteract; to clash or interfere with; to be inconsistent with; as, natural appetites may cross our principles.7. To counteract or contravene; to hinder by authority; to stop. [See No. 5.]8. To contradict.9. To debar or preclude.To cross the breed of an animal, is to produce young from different varieties of the species.CROSS, v.i. 1. To lie or be athwart.2. To move or pass laterally, or from one side towards the other, or from place to place, either at right angles or obliquely; as, to cross from Nantucket to New Bedford.3. To be inconsistent; as, mens actions d not always cross with reason. | CROSS, a. [craus.]- Transverse; oblique; passing from side to side; falling athwart; as, a cross beam.
The cross refraction of a second prism. – Newton.
- Adverse; opposite; obstructing; sometimes with to; as, an event cross to our inclinations.
- Perverse; untractable; as, the cross circumstances of a man's temper. – South.
- Peevish; fretful; ill humored; applied to persons or things; as, a cross woman or husband; a cross answer.
- Contrary; contradictory; perplexing.
Contradictions that seem to lie cross and uncouth. – South.
- Adverse; unfortunate.
Behold the cross and unlucky issue of my design. – Glanville.
- Interchanged; as, a cross marriage, when a brother and sister intermarry with two persons who have the same relation to each other. – Bailey.
- Noting what belongs to an adverse party; as, a cross interrogatory. – Kent.
CROSS, n. [craus; W. croes; Arm. croaz; G. kreuz; Sw. kors; Dan. kryds and kors; Russ. krest. Class Rd. But the English cross would seem to be from the L. crux, through the Fr. croix, crosier; It. croce; Sp. cruz; W. crôg, coinciding with the Ir. regh, riagh. Qu. the identity of these words. The Irish has cros, a cross; crosadh, crosaim, to cross, to hinder. If the last radical is g or c, this word belongs to the root of crook. Chaucer uses crouche for cross.]- A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either in form of a T or of an X. That on which our Savior suffered, is represented on coins and other monuments, to have been of the former kind. – Encyc.
- The ensign of the Christian religion; and hence, figuratively, the religion itself.
- A monument with a cross upon it to excite devotion, such as were anciently set in market places. – Johnson. Shak.
- Any thing in the form of a cross or gibbet.
- A line drawn through another. – Johnson.
- Any thing that thwarts, obstructs, or perplexes; hinderance; vexation; misfortune; opposition; trial of patience.
Heaven prepares good men with crosses. – B. Jonson.
- Money or coin stamped with the figure of a cross. – Dryden.
- The right side or face of a coin, stamped with a cross. – Encyc.
- The mark of a cross, instead of a signature, on a deed, formerly impressed by those who could not write. Encyc.
- Church lands in Ireland. – Davies.
- In theology, the sufferings of Christ by crucifixion.
That he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross. – Eph. ii.
- The doctrine of Christ's sufferings and of the atonement, or of salvation by Christ.
The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. – 1 Cor. i. Gal. v.
To take up the cross, it to submit to troubles and afflictions from love to Christ.
- In mining, two nicks cut in the surface of the earth, thus, +.
Cross and pile, a play with money, at which it is put to chance whether a coin shall fall with that side up which bears the cross, or the other, which is called pile, or reverse.
CROSS, prep.Athwart; transversely; over; from side to side; so as to intersect.
And cross their limits cut a sloping way. – Dryden.
This is admissible in poetry, as an abbreviation of across. CROSS, v.i.- To lie or be athwart.
- To move or pass laterally, or from one side toward the other, or from place to place, either at right angles or obliquely; as, to cross from Nantucket to New Bedford.
- To be inconsistent; as, men's actions do not always cross with reason. [Not used.] – Sidney.
CROSS, v.t.- To draw or run a line, or lay a body across another; as, to cross a word in writing; to cross the arms.
- To erase; to cancel; as, to cross an account.
- To make the sign of the cross, as Catholics in devotion.
- To pass from side to side; to pass or move over; as, to cross a road; to cross a river or the ocean. I crossed the English Channel, from Dieppe to Brighton, in a steam-boat, Sept. 18, 1824. – N. W.
- To thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to embarrass; as, to cross a purpose or design.
- To counteract; to clash or interfere with; to be inconsistent with; as, natural appetites may cross our principles.
- To counteract or contravene; to hinder by authority; to stop. [See No. 5.]
- To contradict. – Bacon. Hooker.
- To debar or preclude. – Shak.
To cross the breed of an animal, is to produce young from different varieties of the species.
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- A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of
timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as
a T, or +, with the horizontal piece
below the upper end of the upright, or as an
X. It was anciently used in the
execution of criminals.
- Not parallel; lying or falling athwart;
transverse; oblique; intersecting.
- Athwart;
across.
- To put
across or athwart] to cause to intersect; as, to cross the
arms.
- To lie or be athwart.
- A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his
opponent, places his left leg across both legs of his opponent, and
pulls him forward over his hip; hence, an unexpected defeat or
repulse.
- The sign or mark of the cross, made
with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some
material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen
symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of
Christendom.
- Not accordant with what is wished or
expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting;
perverse.
- To lay or draw something, as a line,
across; as, to cross the letter t.
- 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.
- Affiction regarded as a test of
patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition;
misfortune.
- Characterized by, or in a state of,
peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or
woman.
- To pass from one side to the other of;
to pass or move over; to traverse; as, to cross a
stream.
- To be inconsistent.
- A piece of money stamped with the
figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the
cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
- Made in an opposite direction, or an
inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged; as,
cross interrogatories; cross marriages, as when a
brother and sister marry persons standing in the same relation to
each other.
- To pass, as objects going in an
opposite direction at the same time.
- To interbreed, as races; to mix
distinct breeds.
- An appendage or ornament or anything
in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the
general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when
varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the
British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central
medallion with seven arms radiating from it.
- To run counter to; to thwart; to
obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
- A monument in the form
of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place;
as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing
Cross in London.
- To interfere and cut off; to
debar.
- A common heraldic
bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration,
above.
- To make the sign of the cross upon; --
followed by the reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed
himself.
- The crosslike mark or symbol used
instead of a signature by those unable to write.
- To cancel by marking crosses on or
over, or drawing a line across; to erase; -- usually with
out, off, or over; as, to cross out a
name.
- Church lands.
- To cause to interbreed; -- said of
different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.
- A line drawn across or through
another line.
- A mixing of breeds or stock,
especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such
intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.
- An instrument for
laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
- A pipe-fitting with
four branches the axes of which usually form's right
angle.
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Cross CROSS, noun [G., Latin ] 1. A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either in form of a T or of an X. That on which our Savior suffered, is represented on coins and other monuments, to have been of the former kind. 2. The ensign of the Christian religion; and hence figuratively, the religion itself. 3. A monument with a cross upon it to excite devotion, such as were anciently set in market places. 4. Any thing in the form of a cross or gibbet. 5. A line drawn through another. 6. Any thing that thwarts, obstructs, or perplexes; hindrance; vexation; misfortune; opposition; trial of patience. Heaven prepares good men with crosses. 7. Money or coin stamped with the figure of a cross 8. The right side or face of a coin, stamped with a cross 9. The mark of a cross instead of a signature, on a deed, formerly impressed by those who could not write. 10. Church lands in Ireland. 11. In theology, the suffering of Christ by crucifixion. That he might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross Ephesians 2:16. 12. The doctrine of Christs sufferings and of the atonement, or of salvation by Christ. The preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1:17. Galatians 5:11. To take up the cross is to submit to troubles and afflictions from love to Christ. 13. In mining, two nicks cut in the surface of the earth, thus +. CROSS and pile, a play with money, at which it is put to chance whether a coin shall fall with that side up, which bears the cross or the other which is called pile or reverse. CROSS, adjective 1. Transverse; oblique; passing from side to side; falling athwart; as a cross beam. The cross refraction of a second prism. 2. Adverse; opposite; obstructing; sometimes with to; as an event cross to our inclinations. 3. Perverse; untractable; as the cross circumstances of a mans temper. 4. Peevish; fretful; ill-humored; applied to persons or things; as a cross woman or husband; a cross answer. 5. Contrary; contradictory; perplexing. Contradictions that seem to lie cross and uncouth. 6. Adverse; unfortunate. Behold the cross and unlucky issue of my design. 7. Interchanged; as a cross marriage, when a brother and sister intermarry with two persons who have the same relation to each other. 8. Noting what belongs to an adverse party; as a cross interrogatory. CROSS, preposition Athwart; transversely; over; from side to side; so as to intersect. This is admissible in poetry, as an abbreviation of across. CROSS, verb transitive 1. To draw or run a line, or lay a body across another; as, to cross a word in writing; to cross the arms. 2. To erase; to cancel; as, to cross an account. 3. To make the sign of the cross as catholics in devotion. 4. To pass from side to side; to pass or move over; as, to cross a road; to cross a river, or the ocean. I crossed the English channel, from Dieppe to Brighton, in a steam-boat, Sept. 18, 1824. 5. To thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to embarrass; as, to cross a purpose or design. 6. To counteract; to clash or interfere with; to be inconsistent with; as, natural appetites may cross our principles. 7. To counteract or contravene; to hinder by authority; to stop. [See No. 5.] 8. To contradict. 9. To debar or preclude. To cross the breed of an animal, is to produce young from different varieties of the species. CROSS, verb intransitive 1. To lie or be athwart. 2. To move or pass laterally, or from one side towards the other, or from place to place, either at right angles or obliquely; as, to cross from Nantucket to New Bedford. 3. To be inconsistent; as, mens actions d not always cross with reason.
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