crosswise
Americanadjective
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across; transversely
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in the shape of a cross
Etymology
Origin of crosswise
1350–1400; Middle English a cross wise in the form of a cross. See a- 1, cross, wise 2
Vocabulary lists containing crosswise
Example Sentences
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Crosswise these were laid over the blaze, and it began to roar.
From The Man of the Forest by Grey, Zane
Browning refers to the custom when he says:— "Knife and fork he never lays Crosswise, to my recollection, As I do in Jesu's praise."
From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)
Crosswise then did Hiawatha Drag his birch-canoe for safety, 140Lest from out the jaws of Nahma, In the turmoil and confusion, Forth he might be hurled and perish.
From The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Crosswise and naked is he on the path, as thou seest, and he first must feel how much whoever passes weighs.
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Norton, Charles Eliot
Crosswise, the split shows the concentric circles of the wood grain in blues and purples and reds and carmines and golds and lilacs and primrose pinks.
From Through Our Unknown Southwest by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
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