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† ˈcross-ˈgartered, ppl. a. Obs.
[cross- 8.]
Having the garters crossed on the legs. (See Aldis Wright's note to Shakes. Twel. N.) So ˈcross-ˈgartering vbl. n.
[1585Higins tr. Junius' Nomenclator 168 Fasciæ crurales, hose garters going acrosse or ouerthwart, both aboue and beneath the knee. 1599Porter Angry Wom. Abingd. (Percy Soc.) 25, I warrant yee, heele haue His cruell garters crosse about the knee.] 1601Shakes. Twel. N. ii. v. 167 And wish'd to see thee euer crosse garter'd. Ibid. iii. iv. 23 This does make some obstruction in the blood, this crosse-gartering. a1613Overbury Char., Footeman, More upright than any cross-gartered gentleman-usher. 1628Ford Lover's Mel. iii. i, As rare an old youth as ever walked cross-gartered. |