cross-wayn.

Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a), cross adj. 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-way.

a. A way or road crossing another, or leading across from one main road to another; a byway.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > going across

cross-way1480

thorter way1488

overthwart1580

1480 W. Worcester in J. Nasmith Itineraria (1778) 176 At the crosse yn Baldwyne strete been iiii crosse wayes metyng.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 247 We came too a crosse way.

1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) ii. 241 The Paths and Cross-ways whereof are scarce known to the Dwellers thereabouts.

1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. xxvi. 114 Highways, Crossways, and Byways.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 242 The little greens formed by the meeting of these cross-ways.

figurative.1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. Authors Rules. sig. A10 If thou stop, and stumble at the Crosse-wayes of Mysterie.1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. x. 264 Into a many Deviations, and Cross-ways to sin.

†b. allusively. The way of ‘crosses’ or afflictions. Obsolete. [cross- comb. form 1a(c)]

ΚΠ

c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ ii. xii. 57 Hov sekist þou a noþer way þan þe kynges hye way, þe crosse wey? All cristys lif was a crosse & a martirdom.

2. The place where roads cross; = cross-road n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [noun] > cross-roads

carfax1357

carfour1477

cross1546

cross-way?1556

quatervois?1575

four-way1598

four-crosswaya1645

crossing1695

four-went way(s1777

cross-road1812

cross-street1825

intersectiona1864

?1556 (a1500) Knight of Curtesy (Copland) sig. B.iiii And burie mi body in the crosse waie.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 384 Damned spirits..That in crosse waies and floods haue buriall.

1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. i. 4 On the crosse-way, issued forth fiue Theeues.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. i. iv. 21 His imagination suggested those cross-ways that were wont to perplex knights-errant in their choice.

1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xix. 349 He rode..past the crossways.

attributive.1640 H. Mill Nights Search 79 For this cause [suicide] a Crosse-way grave..Is made for her.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cross-way
释义	cross-wayn. Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a), cross adj. 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-way. 1. a. A way or road crossing another, or leading across from one main road to another; a byway. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [noun] > going across cross-way1480 thorter way1488 overthwart1580 1480 W. Worcester in J. Nasmith Itineraria (1778) 176 At the crosse yn Baldwyne strete been iiii crosse wayes metyng. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxxxi. 247 We came too a crosse way. 1675 tr. W. Camden Hist. Princess Elizabeth (rev. ed.) ii. 241 The Paths and Cross-ways whereof are scarce known to the Dwellers thereabouts. 1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. xxvi. 114 Highways, Crossways, and Byways. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 242 The little greens formed by the meeting of these cross-ways. figurative.1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. Authors Rules. sig. A10 If thou stop, and stumble at the Crosse-wayes of Mysterie.1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. x. 264 Into a many Deviations, and Cross-ways to sin. †b. allusively. The way of ‘crosses’ or afflictions. Obsolete. [cross- comb. form 1a(c)] ΚΠ c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ ii. xii. 57 Hov sekist þou a noþer way þan þe kynges hye way, þe crosse wey? All cristys lif was a crosse & a martirdom. 2. The place where roads cross; = cross-road n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > junction of roads, paths, or tracks > [noun] > cross-roads carfax1357 carfour1477 cross1546 cross-way?1556 quatervois?1575 four-way1598 four-crosswaya1645 crossing1695 four-went way(s1777 cross-road1812 cross-street1825 intersectiona1864 ?1556 (a1500) Knight of Curtesy (Copland) sig. B.iiii And burie mi body in the crosse waie. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 384 Damned spirits..That in crosse waies and floods haue buriall. View more context for this quotation 1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. i. 4 On the crosse-way, issued forth fiue Theeues. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. i. iv. 21 His imagination suggested those cross-ways that were wont to perplex knights-errant in their choice. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. xix. 349 He rode..past the crossways. attributive.1640 H. Mill Nights Search 79 For this cause [suicide] a Crosse-way grave..Is made for her. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1450
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