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crosspiece

[ kraws-pees, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌpis, ˈkrɒs- /

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noun

a piece placed across something; transverse or horizontal piece.

Origin of crosspiece

First recorded in 1600–10; cross- + piece

Words nearby crosspiece

crossover, crossover distortion, crossover network, crossover value, crosspatch, crosspiece, crossrail, crossroad, crossroads, crossroads care attendant scheme, crossruff

Example sentences from the Web for crosspiece

At last they had finished the work, and the crosspiece was drawn up, with the body.

Hania |Henryk Sienkiewicz
There are three stars in the crosspiece and four in the long piece.

Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know |Julia Ellen Rogers
They drove down two forked supports to hold a crosspiece, and hung the kettle to boil their hulled corn.

Heroes of the Middle West |Mary Hartwell Catherwood
The crosspiece should be mortised all the way through these pieces and held in place by a brad from the under side.

Mission Furniture |H. H. Windsor

The lariat was dropped over the crosspiece, and as a man adjusted the noose a sudden silence fell.

The Great K. & A. Robbery |Paul Liechester Ford

British Dictionary definitions for crosspiece

crosspiece

/ (ˈkrɒsˌpiːs) /

noun

a transverse beam, joist, etc