cross index

¹

noun

1. a note or group of notes referring the reader to material elsewhere.

cross-index

²

[kraws-in-deks, kros-]

verb (used with object)

1. to provide with cross references or with a cross-referenced index.

verb (used without object)

1. to refer by a note or indication of location to related material, as in an index, book, or article; contain cross references.

   Footnotes cross-index to the appendix and bibliography.

cross-index

noun

1. a note or notes referring the reader to other material

verb

1. (intr) (of a note in a book) to refer to related material

2. to provide or be provided with cross-indexes

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross index¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Another suggestion is to use a scrapbook or file, and cross-index everything so you can find what you need, when you need it.

From Salon

The electronic cross-index had been the last improvement in the Library since the war with China had started in 1958.

From Project Gutenberg

But the thought patterns originating within the mind itself, the processes that correlate and cross-index and speculate on and hypothesize about the sensory data, those are much more fragile.

From Project Gutenberg

But the thought patterns originating within the mind itself, the processes that correlate and cross-index and speculate on and hypothesize about the sensory data, these are much more fragile.

From Project Gutenberg

“About how to cross-index our follow-up letter catalogue better,” he answered promptly.

From Project Gutenberg