crosswise
forming a cross; transverse.
Origin of crosswise
1- Also crossways.
Words Nearby crosswise
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How to use crosswise in a sentence
Slice each breast crosswise and on the diagonal and transfer the tidy slices to a warm platter.
This 6-step turkey-carving method will save your bird—and thumbs | Naomi Tomky/Saveur | November 23, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRinse the sausages and peel off the casings if they are loose, then chop the sausages crosswise into ½-inch pieces.
How to Make a Gorgeously Lacquered Chinese-American Thanksgiving Turkey With Cantonese Sticky Rice Stuffing | Carolyn Phillips | November 22, 2021 | EaterCut the phyllo in half crosswise to make two (7 × 8½-inch) rectangles.
Using a mandoline or other vegetable slicer, shave the fennel crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
It was going directly toward the farmhouse, standing in the current, while the little boat was cutting it crosswise.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
Panels may be woven either length-wise (step 8), crosswise (step 8), diagonally across the mat (step 4), or in zigzags (step 3).
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerAs regards the winds from the north and south, they strike the rocks crosswise, and cause little surf in the passage.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoThe grain of the outside veneer runs lengthwise, while that of the inside piece runs crosswise.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIn the meantime I had found a long stake, which I hung crosswise round his neck, and let him go loose with this ornament.
The Animal Story Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for crosswise
crossways (ˈkrɒsˌweɪz)
/ (ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz) /
across; transversely
in the shape of a cross
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