crosse

[ kraws, kros ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

crosse

/ krɒs /

a light staff with a triangular frame to which a network is attached, used in playing lacrosse

Origin of crosse¹

1865–70; < French: literally, hooked stick, Old French croce < Germanic; crutch, crook ¹

Origin of crosse¹

French, from Old French croce crosier

As she went out, and proceeded up Crosse Street on her way home, she tossed her head with a laugh.

The summer was drawing towards its close; and so was the bankruptcy of Godolphin, Crosse, and Godolphin.

Mr. Crosse stood, nodding his head in the moonlight, and communing aloud with himself.

Mr. Crosse was perfectly aware that Margery alluded to her master—his own bête noire since the explosion.

The last calcareous formation, seen in ascending the straits, is at Isle a la Crosse.

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