† cross-shapedadj.
Obsolete.
Of a horse: ? Mis-shapen, ill-shaped.
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1703 London Gaz. No. 3969/4 A light grey Gelding..somewhat cross shap'd behind.
1709 London Gaz. No. 4540/8 A plain strong cross shaped Bay Gelding.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
> as lemmas
cross-shaped
(a) cross-handled; cross-shaped, having the shape of a cross; cross-headed adj., cross-hilted adj.
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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > crossing or crossed over each other > cross-shaped
decussated1658
decussative1658
cruciform1661
cross-shaped17..
crucial1706
decussate1825
cross-headed1866
ten-shaped1907
17.. Tollet On Shaks. The cross-shaped flower on the head of this figure.
1896 Daily News 15 June 7/1 The familiar cross-handled baskets of the fruit.
1912 T. Okey Introd. Art of Basket-making vii. 74 The basket is to be covered as well as cross-handled.
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