cross-writings
cross-writings is the plural of cross-writing.
Meaning of cross-writing
Noun
cross-writing (countable and uncountable, plural cross-writings)
- A 19th-century technique for saving paper and postage by writing a letter in one direction, then turning the page ninety degrees and writing perpendicularly across the first set of text, creating two layers of text; a practical solution to expensive postal rates, especially before modern postal reforms, allowing more information to fit on a single sheet.
Questions about cross-writings
- What is cross-writings the plural of?
- Cross-writings is the plural of cross-writing.
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