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5. A place where anything (as a stream) is crossed; a paved walk across a street.

6. Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.

I do not bear these crossings. Shak.

Cross"jack` (kr?s"j?k` or kr?"j?k`), n. (Naut.) The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.

CRoss"legged` (-l?gd`), a. Having the legs crossed.

Cross"let (-lEt), n. [Dim. of cross.] 1. A small cross. Spenser.

2. [Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and E. Cresset.] A crucible. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Cross"let, a. (Her.) Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.

Cross"ly, adv. Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

Cross"ness, n. The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.

Cros*sop`ter*yg"i*an (kr?s-s?p`t?r-?j?-a]/>n), a. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii. -- n. One of the Crossopterygii.

||Cros*sop`te*ryg"i*i (kr?s-s?p`t?-r?j?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; tassels, a fringe + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, dim. of &?;&?;&?;&?; wing, fin.] (Zo÷l.) An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.

Cross"patch` (-p?ch`; 224), n. An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch, draw the latch." Mother Goose.

Cross"-pawl` (-p?l`), n. (Shipbuilding) Same as Cross-spale.

Cross"piece` (kr?s"p?s`; 115), n. 1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.

Cross"-pur`pose (-p?r`p?s), n. 1. A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory. Shaftesbury.

2. pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas. Pepys.

To be at cross-purposes, to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it; -- said of persons.

Cross"-ques`tion (-kw?s`ch?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cross- questioned (-ch?nd), p. pr. & vb. n. Cross-questioning.] To cross-examine; to subject to close questioning.

Cross"-read`ing (r?d`?ng), n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.

Cross"road` (-r?d`), n. A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.

Cross"row` (-r?`), n. 1. The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row.

And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. Shak.

2. A row that crosses others.

Cross"ruff` (-r?f`), n. (Whist) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw.

{ Cross"-spale` (-sp?l`), Cross"-spall` (- sp?l`), } n. [See Spale & Spall.] (Shipbuilding) One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl.

Cross"-spring`er (-spr?ng`?r), n. (Arch.) One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners in a diagonal direction. [See Illustr. of Groined vault.]