Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb & adjective With the legs or ankles crossed and the knees far apart.
  • adverb & adjective With one leg lying over and across the other leg.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having one leg over and across the other
  • adjective Having one ankle over and across the other, and the knees far apart
  • adverb In a cross-legged position

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  • A sitting style. Also known in some contexts as the lotus (half or full depending on your flexibility!).

    I add it now because I have just come across a bizarre alternative term, which apparently has enjoyed a wave of popularity since the turn of the century, but which I'd never heard before: criss-cross applesauce.

    September 28, 2008