† over-ˈcross, adv., prep., a. Obs.
[f. over prep. + cross: cf. on cross, across, cross n. 22.]
A. adv. Crossing over something or each other; across, crosswise.
| c 1450 Holland Howlat 345 Syne twa keyis our croce, of siluer so cleir In a feild of asure flammit on fold. 1601 Holland Pliny I. 74 The compasse of this arme of the sea is 80 miles, the cut ouer-crosse 20 miles. |
B. prep. Across, over, from side to side of.
| 1611 Cotgr., Chaine de drap, the woofe of cloth; the thread which in weauing runs overcrosse it. 1657 Thornley tr. Longus' Daphnis & Chloe 16 Laying over-crosse the Chasm, long, dry, and rotten sticks. |
C. adj. (ˈovercross). Lying or placed across; extending from one side to the other; transverse.
| 1634 Brereton Trav. (Chetham) 3 Birch twigs, or bushes, which they hang upon overcross poles, into the cisterns. |