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CROSSWISE

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cross⋅wise

  [kraws-wahyz, kros-]
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–adverb
1. across; transversely.
2. contrarily.
3. Archaic. in the form of a cross.
–adjective
4. forming a cross; transverse.
Also, crossways.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME a cross wise in the form of a cross. See a- 1 , cross, wise 2
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cross·wise   (krôs'wīz', krŏs'-)   
adv.   also cross·ways (-wāz')
So as to be or lie in a cross direction; across: placed the kindling crosswise to the rest of the wood.
adj.  Crossing: a crosswise piece.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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