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Passing (all the way) through; crossing from side to side.
Heraldry. Of a charge: that crosses the escutcheon; (also) turned sideways towards the left of the shield. Cf. transverse, adj. 1b traverse, adj.…
Heraldry. Crossing the escutcheon from one side to the opposite one. (Cf. quot. 1610 at sense D.)