cross index

¹ American  

noun

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

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cross-index ² American  

[kraws-in-deks, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈɪn dɛks, ˈkrɒs- /

verb (used with object)

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

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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 British  

noun

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

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verb

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

2. to provide or be provided with cross-indexes

Etymology

Origin of cross-index

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Now, all you have to do is, immediately you have made your entry, to index it; and if you will only spare the time and patience and perseverance, to cross index it.

From Literary Byways by Andrews, William