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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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4 words match “CROSSBARRED”

CROSSBARRED a. 2 definitions
Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred muslin.
TARTAN n.
Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland; hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a similar pattern. MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make it, when it does not warm to the tartan. Sir W. Scott. The sight of the tar…
TRABECULATE a.
Crossbarred, as the ducts in a banana stem.
TRELLIS n.
A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework, used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.