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Having a cramp or square piece at the end; -- said of a cross so furnished.

The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland.

Cross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined. "Crass and fumid exhalations." Sir. T. Browne. "Crass ignorance" Cudworth.

Crossness; coarseness; thickness; density. Bacon.

Grossness. [Obs.] Glanvill.

The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople. The cross of our faith is replanted, The pale, dying crescent is daunted. Campbell.

Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong. "To part error from crime." Tennyson.

One who carries the cross before an archbishop. [Obs.]

See Cross, n. [Obs.]

A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]

Terminated with crescent; -- said of a cross the ends of which are so terminated.

See Crosslet.

Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

To sign with the cross; to bless. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Marked with the sign of the cross. [Obs.] Crouched friar. See Crutched friar, under Crutched.

See Cross, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.

Bearing a cross.

A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman Catholics in their devotions. The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix. Milman. And kissing oft her crucifix, Unto the block she drew. Warner.…