cross-piecen.

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

a. A piece of any material placed or lying across anything else.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > piece that intersects

cross-piece1608

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 269 With many lines and different crosse-peeces.

c1720 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture III. ix. 19 Over these rows of piles were plac'd Joysts..(those joysts so plac'd are vulgarly call'd cross-pieces).

1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges Blocks of light wood should be put between the cross pieces.

1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 212 The single Lithos, or upright stone or pillar..with a cross-piece on the top.

b. Shipbuilding. (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > floor timber(s)

wrongc1000

runga1625

ground-timbers1627

cross-piece1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Cross-piece or Cross-beam, a Beam laid a-cross another: In a Ship, it is a great piece of Timber that goes a-cross two other pieces call'd Bitts, and to which the Cable is fasten'd when the Ship rides at Anchor.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Cross-piece, a rail of timber extended over the windlass of a merchant-ship from the knight-heads to the belfry. It is stuck full of wooden pins, which are used to fasten the running-rigging.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 113 Cross~pieces, the pieces of timber bolted athwartships to the bitt~pins, for taking turns with the cable, or belaying ropes to.

c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 66 ‘Cross pieces’..placed across the keel, which is let into them; they assist to form what is called the floor.

c. A small transverse piece forming the cross-guard of a sword or dagger.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > guard

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guard1596

ward1634

shell1685

bow1701

basket1833

cross-guard1869

cross-piece1869

hilt-guard1869

second guard1869

tsuba1889

knuckle-bow1895

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour ii. 12 There is no guard for the hand, nor is the hilt separated from the blade by any cross-piece.

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d. Anatomy. The corpus callosum, or transverse mass connecting the two hemispheres of the brain.

†2. [cross adj. 5] A perverse or ill-tempered person. Obsolete. Cf. cross-patch n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [noun] > ill-natured person

crab1574

crab-staffa1603

hunks1602

snarler1634

cross-piecea1652

cross-patch1699

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frump1817

catamaran1834

patch1839

crab-stick1840

hunkster1842

grump1900

wampus1912

maltalent1965

a1652 A. Wilson Inconstant Lady (1980) iv. ii. 92 The rugged thought That crosse-peece of your sex imprinted in mee.

1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Epidicus ii. i, in tr. Plautus Comedies 92 Since y' had the good luck t' outlive that Cross Piece [your wife].

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

单词	cross-piece
释义	cross-piecen. Etymology: cross- comb. form 1b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcross-piece. 1. a. A piece of any material placed or lying across anything else. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > piece that intersects cross-piece1608 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 269 With many lines and different crosse-peeces. c1720 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture III. ix. 19 Over these rows of piles were plac'd Joysts..(those joysts so plac'd are vulgarly call'd cross-pieces). 1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges Blocks of light wood should be put between the cross pieces. 1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 212 The single Lithos, or upright stone or pillar..with a cross-piece on the top. b. Shipbuilding. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > floor timber(s) wrongc1000 runga1625 ground-timbers1627 cross-piece1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Cross-piece or Cross-beam, a Beam laid a-cross another: In a Ship, it is a great piece of Timber that goes a-cross two other pieces call'd Bitts, and to which the Cable is fasten'd when the Ship rides at Anchor. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Cross-piece, a rail of timber extended over the windlass of a merchant-ship from the knight-heads to the belfry. It is stuck full of wooden pins, which are used to fasten the running-rigging. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 113 Cross~pieces, the pieces of timber bolted athwartships to the bitt~pins, for taking turns with the cable, or belaying ropes to. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 66 ‘Cross pieces’..placed across the keel, which is let into them; they assist to form what is called the floor. c. A small transverse piece forming the cross-guard of a sword or dagger. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > guard cross1470 guard1596 ward1634 shell1685 bow1701 basket1833 cross-guard1869 cross-piece1869 hilt-guard1869 second guard1869 tsuba1889 knuckle-bow1895 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour ii. 12 There is no guard for the hand, nor is the hilt separated from the blade by any cross-piece. Categories » d. Anatomy. The corpus callosum, or transverse mass connecting the two hemispheres of the brain. †2. [cross adj. 5] A perverse or ill-tempered person. Obsolete. Cf. cross-patch n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [noun] > ill-natured person crab1574 crab-staffa1603 hunks1602 snarler1634 cross-piecea1652 cross-patch1699 vixen1699 frump1817 catamaran1834 patch1839 crab-stick1840 hunkster1842 grump1900 wampus1912 maltalent1965 a1652 A. Wilson Inconstant Lady (1980) iv. ii. 92 The rugged thought That crosse-peece of your sex imprinted in mee. 1694 L. Echard tr. Plautus Epidicus ii. i, in tr. Plautus Comedies 92 Since y' had the good luck t' outlive that Cross Piece [your wife]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1608
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