A crosswise street. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Things are going crosswise. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He held his sword crosswise in those hands, and the men behind him took the signal. From Wordnik.com. [Conan and The Mists of Door]
If you see a pin crosswise, that is, across your path, it means a ride if you pick it up. From Wordnik.com. [Current Superstitions Collected from the Oral Tradition of English Speaking Folk] Reference
In general, you can expect the wefts in the fabric-that is, the crosswise yarns of the weave-to split at the site of the impact. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
Upon arriving at the other edge of the vat, the curd is then cut crosswise, that is, at right angles to the previous cutting direction. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
In the first place it is to be observed that they can be counted either upwards, or downwards, or crosswise, that is to say, collaterally. From Wordnik.com. [The Institutes of Justinian] Reference
Meaning, do not make the second cut "crosswise" (like I did). From Wordnik.com. [Bridget Moloney: When Recipes are Useless] Reference
And to cut something "crosswise" is to cut it across its circumference. From Wordnik.com. [Bridget Moloney: When Recipes are Useless] Reference
Peel, slice crosswise, sprinkle lightly with salt and fry. From Wordnik.com. [The Khaki Kook Book A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan] Reference
Sliced crosswise and interlaid with jelly it became jelly cake. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
It is begun in the corner or crosswise of the space to be filled. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Modern Lace Making] Reference
Then "shakes," or large hand-made shingles, were placed crosswise. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
Bring up all the leaves, close them and tie with thread crosswise. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
This will make the massage sweep back crosswise of the crow's feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture] Reference
I was sitting down on my sled which was crosswise on the top of Little. From Wordnik.com. [Shenanigans at Sugar Creek] Reference
Then she roughened it by scraping it crosswise, so as to make it flexible. From Wordnik.com. [The Later Cave-Men] Reference
Put the stuffing inside and roll up and tie tightly with a string crosswise. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
That to quarter the contents of a spoon, the half should be divided crosswise. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
Boil 3 eggs, cut in slices crosswise and line the bottom and sides of a mould. From Wordnik.com. [365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year] Reference
But McCain doesn't want to get crosswise with the president for several reasons. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: McCain Could Wind Up in Swift Boat Cross-Fire] Reference
So you - what you're going to do is just to cut these tomatoes in half crosswise. From Wordnik.com. [A Challenge For A Top Chef: Make Sardines Tasty] Reference
Apron Lady sat crosswise in Crane Man's lap with her legs over the chair's armrest. From Wordnik.com. [Crane Man] Reference
The stalk must be skinned, cut crosswise and left attached to the rib of the celery. From Wordnik.com. [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference
Jim's, which was crosswise on the top of Poetry's, making my seat just about knee high. From Wordnik.com. [Shenanigans at Sugar Creek] Reference
Summarized here are the corrections applied to the text. corner or crosswise of the space. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Modern Lace Making] Reference
The children decided that ditches, ten feet apart, should be dug crosswise in the garden. From Wordnik.com. [Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools] Reference
The walls are half-timbered with wood set crosswise in the plaster between two straight rows. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873] Reference
When two-thirds cool, cut lengthwise with a sharp, thin knife, then cut your bricks off crosswise. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
Well, the leopard carried the deer up that tree, and placed it crosswise on the fork of the bough. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two] Reference
The next nest of this species I found in a large hollow limb, which in falling had lodged crosswise in a tree. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State] Reference
My own string, having turned crosswise of the front end of the wagon, were pushing it backward, down the hillside. From Wordnik.com. [Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Tavel to California by the Ox-team Method] Reference
Or a strong wind off the sea could have blown the plane crosswise, even while its nose remained pointed toward the beacon. From Wordnik.com. [Death In The Mountains: How A Vip Jet Strayed] Reference
Afterward, the heads were made movable with a line attached, having the advantage of holding crosswise when driven well in. From Wordnik.com. [Short Sketches from Oldest America] Reference
The space is filled by parallel and crosswise bars placed at equal distances, and on the triangles thus produced point de reprise is worked. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Modern Lace Making] Reference
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