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2. [Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and
E. Cresset.] A crucible. [Obs.]
Chaucer.

Cross"let, a. (Her.)
Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are
crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.

Cross"ly, adv. Athwart;
adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill
humor.

Cross"ness, n. The quality or
state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill
humor.

Cros*sop`ter*yg"i*an (kr?s-s?p`t?r-?j?-a]/>n),
a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to
the Crossopterygii. -- n. One of the
Crossopterygii.

||Cros*sop`te*ryg"i*i (kr?s-s?p`t?-r?j?-?),
n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; tassels, a
fringe + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, dim. of &?;&?;&?;&?; wing, fin.]
(Zoöl.) An order of ganoid fishes including
among living species the bichir (Polypterus). See
Brachioganoidei.

Cross"patch` (-p?ch`; 224), n.
An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch,
draw the latch." Mother Goose.

Cross"-pawl` (-p?l`), n.


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