Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CROSS
CROSS, v.i.
- To lie or be athwart.
- To move or pass laterally, or from one side toward the other, or from place to place, either at right angles or obliquely; as, to cross from Nantucket to New Bedford.
- To be inconsistent; as, men's actions do not always cross with reason. [Not used.] – Sidney.
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