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unˈcrossed, ppl. a.
[un-1 8.]
1. Not wearing or invested with a cross.
1560Becon Jewel of Joy Pref., What a swarme of popyshe shauelyngs brought he forth,..some crossed, some vncrossed. 1858Bailey Age 78 Unstarred, uncrossed, uneagled, pure of mind.
†2. Not obliterated or cancelled. (See cross v. 4.)
1611Shakes. Cymb. iii. iii. 26 Such gaine the Cap of him, that makes him fine, Yet keepes his Booke vncros'd. 1640Wand. Jew telling Fortunes C 2, These rich clothes cost me nothing, the Mercers uncrost booke shall sweare for me. 1690Norris Beatitudes Ep. Ded., I am got too far in your Accounts..; some part of them I must ever leave uncrossed as a standing Hold upon me.
3. fig. Not thwarted or opposed.
a1634Chapman Rev. for Honour iii. i. 118 With as secure as ease 'T shall be accomplish'd as the blest desires Of uncross'd lovers. 1833Wordsw. Sonn., ‘Desire we past’ 8 Conquering Reason, if self-glorified, Can nowhere move uncrossed by some new wall Or gulf of mystery. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 516 An uncrossed influence arising somewhere above the lower end of the fourth ventricle.
absol.1846Landor Imag. Conv. I. 249/2 The studious..the unhardened in politics, the uncrossed in literature.
4. Of a cheque: (see cross v. 7 c).
1882[see open cheque s.v. open a. 22 c]. 1884Law Times 29 Nov. 79/2 Three..were crossed generally ‘and Co.’, and three were uncrossed. |