"Crosswise" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... it made them silent and uncomfortable. Mr. Stacy, Miss Lavender, and the sons of Elisha Barton, with their wives, carried on a scattering, forced conversation, and there was a general feeling of relief when the pies, marmalade, and cheese had been consumed, and the knives and forks laid crosswise ...
— The Story Of Kennett • Bayard Taylor
... through a keyhole," said Mr. Thimblefinger, placing his tiny knife and fork crosswise on his plate, "I heard a story about ...
— Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country • Joel Chandler Harris
... areolar[obs3], cancellated[obs3], grated, barred, streaked; textile; crossbarred[obs3], cruciate[obs3], palmiped[obs3], secant; web-footed. Adv. cross, thwart, athwart, transversely; at grade [U.S.]; crosswise. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus
... Mistakes with Poison—When poison is kept in the house, push two stout, sharp-pointed pins through the corks crosswise. The pricking points remind even the most ...
— Fowler's Household Helps • A. L. Fowler
... the Belvedere. In the lower part it was formed of close wood-work nailed crosswise, and had openings in the upper by way ...
— A Pair of Blue Eyes • Thomas Hardy
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