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Cross
Cross
(krŏs; 115)
, Noun.
1.
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. Nailed to the
By his own nation.
cross
By his own nation.
Milton.
2.
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.
The custom of making the sign of the
cross
with the hand or finger, as a means of conferring blessing or preserving from evil, is very old. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
Before the
cross
has waned the crescent's ray. Sir W. Scott.
Tis where the
cross
is preached. Cowper.
3.
Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune.
Heaven prepares a good man with
crosses
. B. Jonson.
4.
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.
I should bear no
cross
if I did bear you; for I think you have no money in your purse. Shakespeare
5.
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.
6.
(Arch.)
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 LondonDun-Edin's
Rose on a turret octagon.
Cross
, a pillared stone,Rose on a turret octagon.
Sir W. Scott.
7.
(Her.)
A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many varieties. See the Illustration, above.
8.
The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature by those unable to write.
Five Kentish abbesses . . . .subscribed their names and
crosses
. Fuller.
9.
Church lands.
[Ireland]
[Obs.]
Sir J. Davies.
10.
A line drawn across or through another line.
11.
Hence: A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind.
Toning down the ancient Viking into a sort of a
cross
between Paul Jones and Jeremy Diddler. Lord Dufferin.
12.
(Surveying)
An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
13.
(Mech.)
A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of which usually form's right angle.
Cross and pile
, a game 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; the game called
– heads or tails
. Cross bottony
or Cross bottoné
. See under
– Bottony
. Cross estoilé
(Her.)
. a cross, each of whose arms is pointed like the ray of a star; that is, a star having four long points only.
– Cross of Calvary
. See
– Calvary
, 3. Southern cross
. (Astron.)
See under
– Southern
. To do a thing on the cross
, to act dishonestly; – opposed to acting on the square.
[Slang]
– To take up the cross
, to bear troubles and afflictions with patience from love to Christ.
Cross
(krŏs)
, Adj.
1.
Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting.
The
cross
refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton.
2.
Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse.
“A cross fortune.” Jer. Taylor.
The
cross
and unlucky issue of my design. Glanvill.
The article of the resurrection seems to lie marvelously
cross
to the common experience of mankind. South.
We are both love's captives, but with fates so
One must be happy by the other's loss.
cross
,One must be happy by the other's loss.
Dryden.
3.
Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor;
as, a
. cross
man or womanHe had received a
cross
answer from his mistress. Jer. Taylor.
4.
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
Syn. – Fretful; peevish. See
Fretful
. Cross
,p
rep.
Athwart; across.
[Archaic or Colloq.]
A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village.
L'Estrange.
To go cross lots
, to go across the fields; to take a short cut.
[Colloq.]
Cross
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crossed
(krŏst; 115)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Crossing
.] 1.
To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect;
as, to
. cross
the arms2.
To lay or draw something, as a line, across;
as, to
. cross
the letter t
3.
To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move over; to traverse;
as, to
. cross
a streamA hunted hare . . .
crosses
and confounds her former track. I. Watts.
4.
To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
“Your kind letter crossed mine.” J. D. Forbes.
5.
To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to clash or interfere with.
In each thing give him way;
cross
him in nothing. Shakespeare
An oyster may be
crossed
in love. Sheridan.
6.
To interfere and cut off; to debar.
[Obs.]
To
cross
me from the golden time I look for. Shakespeare
7.
To make the sign of the cross upon; – followed by the reflexive pronoun;
as, he
. crossed
himself8.
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 name9.
To cause to interbreed; – said of different stocks or races; to mix the breed of.
Cross
,Verb.
I.
1.
To lie or be athwart.
2.
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 Liverpool3.
To be inconsistent.
[Obs.]
Men's actions do not always
cross
with reason. Sir P. Sidney.
4.
To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.
If two individuals of distinct races
cross
, a third is invariably produced different from either. Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cross
CROSS
,Noun.
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
,Adj.
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
,Verb.
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.