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cross-row
† ˈcross-row Obs. [cross- 3 a: from the figure of the cross ({cross}) formerly prefixed to it.] The alphabet; = Christ-cross-row.a 1529 Skelton Agst. Venomous Tongues, In your crosse rowe nor Christ crosse you spede, Your Pater Noster, your Ave, nor your Crede. 1531 Tindale Exp. 1 John 2 A man can b...
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criss-cross-row
Christ-cross-row, criss-cross-row arch. and dial. (ˈkrɪskrɒsrəʊ, -krɔːs) [f. prec. + row n.] 1. The alphabet; so called from the figure of a cross prefixed to it in horn-books. Also cross-row, q.v. arch. or dial.1563 Foxe A. & M. (1583) 831 Of the same Warde he learned hys Christe-crosse-rowe. 1611 ...
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Christ-cross
Christ-cross, criss-cross (ˈkrɪskrɒs, -krɔːs) Forms: 5 Crist cross, 6 Christes crosse, Christe-, 6–7 Christ-, crisse-, 7 Christs-, chriss(e)-crosse, crish-cross, 6–9 Christ-cross, 7–9 chris-, cris-, criss-cross. [lit. Christ's cross; but the former word being phonetically reduced as in Christ-mas, a...
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criss-cross
▪ I. criss-cross, n. (ˈkrɪskrɒs, -ɔː-) [A phonetic reduction of Christs-cross: but in some late senses used with unconsciousness of the origin, and treated merely as a reduplication of cross; cf. mish-mash, tip-top, zig-zag, etc.] 1. = Christ-cross, in various senses, q.v. 2. a. [f. criss-cross v.] ...
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