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In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle.

A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid crosspiece running between parallel slides, which receives motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to the connecting rod, which is hinged to the crosshead.

The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean.

The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.

Having the legs crossed.

A small cross. Spenser.

Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.

Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii. -- n.

An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See Brachioganoidei.

An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch, draw the latch." Mother Goose.

A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.

The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row. And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. Shak.

The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw.

Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the "top."

See Crossroad.

In the form of a cross; across; transversely. Longfellow.

A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.

matter separated from the better part; leavings; dregs; refuse. All world's glory is but dross unclean. Spenser. At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold. Lowell.