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Webster 1913 Edition


Crossing

Cross′ing

,
Noun.
[See
Cross
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
The act by which anything is crossed;
as, the
crossing
of the ocean
.
2.
The act of making the sign of the cross.
Bp. Hall.
3.
The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.
4.
Intersection, as of two paths or roads.
6.
Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.
I do not bear these
crossings
.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Crossing

CROSSING

,
ppr.
Drawing; running or passing a line over; erasing; canceling; thwarting; opposing; counteracting; passing over.

CROSSING

,
Noun.
A thwarting; impediment; vexation.