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cross-row

cross-row is the alternative form of crossrow.

Meaning of crossrow

Noun

crossrow (plural crossrows)

  1. A row that crosses others.
    • To achieve straight crossrows, you will need guide lines so that you can align the trees up and down the slope.1961, California Agricultural Experiment Station, Circular: Issues 501-542
  2. (obsolete) The alphabet, or Christcross-row.
    • For before on your breſt, and behind on your back,
      In Romaine letters I never founde lack
      In your croſſe rowe nor Chriſt croſſe you ſpede,c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.

Forms of cross-row

pluralcross-rows

Questions about cross-row

What is cross-row the alternative form of?
Cross-row is the alternative form of crossrow.

Words near cross-row in the dictionary

  1. cross-resistance
  2. cross-resistances
  3. cross-rhythm
  4. cross-rhythms
  5. cross-river
  6. cross-row
  7. cross-rows
  8. cross-ruff
  9. cross-ruffed
  10. cross-ruffing
  11. cross-ruffs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cross-row (page history and authors); crossrow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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