crossline

[kraws-lahyn, kros-]

cross·line

[kraws-lahyn, kros-]
noun
1.
a line crossing another line or connecting two separated points: The main lines are linked at intervals by crosslines.
2.
Journalism. a headline or bank consisting of a single line running across a column of type, usually centered and sometimes full width.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the offspring produced by crossbreeding two linebred individuals.

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Crossline is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English. See cross-, line1
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