(noun)
-any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines.
(verb [used with object])
- to move, pass, or extend from one side to the other side of (a street, river, etc.).
- to put or draw (a line, lines, etc.) across.
- to mark with a cross.
- to lie or pass across; intersect.
- to transport across something.
- to place in the form of a cross or crosswise.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, late Old English cros < Old Norse kross < Old Irish cros (< British Celtic ) < Latin crux; see crux
before 1000; Middle English, late Old English cros < Old Norse kross < Old Irish cros (< British Celtic ) < Latin crux; see crux
Photos: Tracy Cistone.
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