Weeping Crossn.

Brit.

/ˌwiːpɪŋ ˈkrɒs/, U.S.

/ˌwipɪŋ ˈkrɔs/,

/ˌwipɪŋ ˈkrɑs/

1. A place-name occurring in several English counties, presumably indicating the site of a stone cross (now destroyed) formerly known by this designation.Recent Ordnance Maps have shown places so named (1) about 2 miles S.E. of Shrewsbury; (2) about 2 miles S.E. of Stafford; (3) about 2 miles S.E. of Banbury; (4) near Bury St. Edmunds (see quot. a1500); (5) near Ludlow. See also quot. 1893. All the places seem to be at cross-roads. It is said that the remains of the ‘weeping cross’ near Banbury were removed in 1803 (Beesley Hist. Banbury, 1841); with reference to that near Ludlow cf. quot. 1826. It is usually assumed that the name indicates that acts of devotion at these crosses were enjoined upon penitents, but there appears to be no evidence of this. Pennant's explanation (quot. 1782) seems to be merely a conjecture; another conjecture (Beesley Hist. Banbury) is that the cross marked the place at which bodies carried to interment were set down for the bearers to rest.

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society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > cross > monumental > place indicating

Paul's Crossc1449

whining cross1602

Weeping Cross1675

a1500 in East Anglian (1887–8) II. 226 [Bury St. Edmunds.] Falda incipit juxta riperam apud Wlnothes, et procedit ita ulterius ascendendo versus Austrum usque ad Crucem Lacrymantem.]

1675 J. Ogilby Britannia (1698) 39 At 21'3 come to Weeping-Cross a noted Place, where 4 Ways meet;..and at 22'7 enter Banbury.

1782 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London 78 After leaving the town [Stafford] I crossed the Wolverhampton Navigation at Radford Bridge... A little further is Weeping Cross; so stiled from its vicinity to the antient place of execution.

1826 T. Wright Hist. Ludlow (ed. 2) 175 Passing along the road which leaves the town at the bottom of Holgate Fee, we come to a small tump of earth and stones which marks the boundary of the parish. The name of the ‘Weeping Cross’, yet retained by this land mark serves to preserve the traditionary record of a Cross.

1893 Dublin Rev. July 557 There is a road outside Salisbury named ‘King John's Lane,’ leading from Clarendon to Old Sarum; it is crossed by another road, and at this point there is a clump of elm-trees. These trees are known as ‘the weeping cross trees.’

2. Used allusively, esp. in the proverbial phrase to come home by Weeping Cross, to suffer grievous disappointment or failure.Cf. the occasional variants ‘to come home by broken cross’ (1662 Howell New Engl. Gramm., Peramb. Spain 68) and ‘to make our prayers at whining crosse’ (1602: see whining n. b).

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > be disappointed [verb (intransitive)]

to kiss the posta1529

to come home by Weeping Cross1579

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 29 They..pull the house on their owne heades, returne home by weeping Crosse, and fewe of them come to an honest ende.

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 10^v The time will come when comming home by weeping crosse, thou shalt confesse, [etc.].

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D2 Heerein I hold the Tailor for a necessary member to teach proud nouices the way to weeping crosse.

1612 G. Wither Prince Henries Obseq. Ded. sig. A 3 For here I mourne, for your-our publike losse; And doe my pennance, at the Weeping Crosse.

1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. B1^v One is a kinde of weeping crosse Iacke, A gentle purgatory.

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. iv. 16) 53 God fetcht Jonas home again by weeping-cross.

1665 J. Davies tr. Scarron Novels ii. iv. 125 And so the poor Boy was forc'd to get back again to Madrid with a weeping-cross.

1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 56 Making an Irruption into Provence, he came home by Weeping-Cross.

1884 W. Morris Archit. & Hist. (1900) 16 How different that [sc. artistic finish] is from mechanical or trade finish, some of us, at least, have learned, maybe, by the way of Weeping Cross.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weeping cross
释义	Weeping Crossn. Brit. /ˌwiːpɪŋ ˈkrɒs/, U.S. /ˌwipɪŋ ˈkrɔs/, /ˌwipɪŋ ˈkrɑs/ 1. A place-name occurring in several English counties, presumably indicating the site of a stone cross (now destroyed) formerly known by this designation.Recent Ordnance Maps have shown places so named (1) about 2 miles S.E. of Shrewsbury; (2) about 2 miles S.E. of Stafford; (3) about 2 miles S.E. of Banbury; (4) near Bury St. Edmunds (see quot. a1500); (5) near Ludlow. See also quot. 1893. All the places seem to be at cross-roads. It is said that the remains of the ‘weeping cross’ near Banbury were removed in 1803 (Beesley Hist. Banbury, 1841); with reference to that near Ludlow cf. quot. 1826. It is usually assumed that the name indicates that acts of devotion at these crosses were enjoined upon penitents, but there appears to be no evidence of this. Pennant's explanation (quot. 1782) seems to be merely a conjecture; another conjecture (Beesley Hist. Banbury) is that the cross marked the place at which bodies carried to interment were set down for the bearers to rest. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > cross > monumental > place indicating Paul's Crossc1449 whining cross1602 Weeping Cross1675 a1500 in East Anglian (1887–8) II. 226 [Bury St. Edmunds.] Falda incipit juxta riperam apud Wlnothes, et procedit ita ulterius ascendendo versus Austrum usque ad Crucem Lacrymantem.] 1675 J. Ogilby Britannia (1698) 39 At 21'3 come to Weeping-Cross a noted Place, where 4 Ways meet;..and at 22'7 enter Banbury. 1782 T. Pennant Journey Chester to London 78 After leaving the town [Stafford] I crossed the Wolverhampton Navigation at Radford Bridge... A little further is Weeping Cross; so stiled from its vicinity to the antient place of execution. 1826 T. Wright Hist. Ludlow (ed. 2) 175 Passing along the road which leaves the town at the bottom of Holgate Fee, we come to a small tump of earth and stones which marks the boundary of the parish. The name of the ‘Weeping Cross’, yet retained by this land mark serves to preserve the traditionary record of a Cross. 1893 Dublin Rev. July 557 There is a road outside Salisbury named ‘King John's Lane,’ leading from Clarendon to Old Sarum; it is crossed by another road, and at this point there is a clump of elm-trees. These trees are known as ‘the weeping cross trees.’ 2. Used allusively, esp. in the proverbial phrase to come home by Weeping Cross, to suffer grievous disappointment or failure.Cf. the occasional variants ‘to come home by broken cross’ (1662 Howell New Engl. Gramm., Peramb. Spain 68) and ‘to make our prayers at whining crosse’ (1602: see whining n. b). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > be disappointed [verb (intransitive)] to kiss the posta1529 to come home by Weeping Cross1579 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 29 They..pull the house on their owne heades, returne home by weeping Crosse, and fewe of them come to an honest ende. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 10^v The time will come when comming home by weeping crosse, thou shalt confesse, [etc.]. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D2 Heerein I hold the Tailor for a necessary member to teach proud nouices the way to weeping crosse. 1612 G. Wither Prince Henries Obseq. Ded. sig. A 3 For here I mourne, for your-our publike losse; And doe my pennance, at the Weeping Crosse. 1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. B1^v One is a kinde of weeping crosse Iacke, A gentle purgatory. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. iv. 16) 53 God fetcht Jonas home again by weeping-cross. 1665 J. Davies tr. Scarron Novels ii. iv. 125 And so the poor Boy was forc'd to get back again to Madrid with a weeping-cross. 1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 56 Making an Irruption into Provence, he came home by Weeping-Cross. 1884 W. Morris Archit. & Hist. (1900) 16 How different that [sc. artistic finish] is from mechanical or trade finish, some of us, at least, have learned, maybe, by the way of Weeping Cross. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1579
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