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crosswise [ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz], crossways [ˈkrɒsˌweɪz] adj & adv
1. across; transversely 2. in the shape of a cross ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
crosswise crossways adverb across, sideways, diagonally, from side to side, at right angles, at an angle, crisscross, athwart, on the bias, transversely, over, aslant Slice the courgettes crosswise. Translations crosswise [ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz] adv (in the form of a cross) → a forma di croce; (across) → di traverso crosswise [ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz] adv (in the form of a cross) → a forma di croce; (across) → di traverso How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was a sight to see Queequeg seated over against Tashtego, opposing his filed teeth to the Indian's: crosswise to them, Daggoo seated on the floor, for a bench would have brought his hearse-plumed head to the low carlines; at every motion of his colossal limbs, making the low cabin framework to shake, as when an African elephant goes passenger in a ship. The fibres in the upper and lower layers, are long and horizontal; those of the middle one, very short, and running crosswise between the outside layers. The wagons were outspanned side by side with a space between them, and into this space the mob of thirty-six oxen was driven and there secured by reims tied crosswise from the front and hind wheels of the wagons. |
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