Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not crossed; not canceled.
- Not limited as regards cashability or negotiability by crossing: as, an uncrossed check. See
crossed check , under check, n. - Not thwarted; not opposed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
crossed - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
uncross .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not crossed
- adjective (of a check) not crossed
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Examples
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"uncrossed" when they are closed, and that the player who started the game crossed his feet if the scissors were crossed and, if not, his feet were uncrossed.
School, Church, and Home Games George Orrin Draper
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Notice the long "s" which looks like an uncrossed "f" and the ligatures on the bottom line of this alphabet.
Carolyn Vega: The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin Carolyn Vega 2011
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If we posit descent along uncrossed lines, it forms a nested hierarchy based on clades, that is, each ancestor grouped with all of its descendents.
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If life evolves by descent with trait modification along uncrossed lines, then we can predict that traits should likewise group into a nested hierarchy.
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He uncrossed his arms and walked toward the road, vanishing into the darkness.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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Notice the long "s" which looks like an uncrossed "f" and the ligatures on the bottom line of this alphabet.
Carolyn Vega: The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin Carolyn Vega 2011
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"They would scream as she crossed and uncrossed her legs."
Rewind radio: One block in Harlem; A coat, a Hat and a Gun; Seeksmusic.com | review 2011
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Notice the long "s" which looks like an uncrossed "f" and the ligatures on the bottom line of this alphabet.
Carolyn Vega: The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin Carolyn Vega 2011
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Notice the long "s" which looks like an uncrossed "f" and the ligatures on the bottom line of this alphabet.
Carolyn Vega: The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin Carolyn Vega 2011
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Notice the long "s" which looks like an uncrossed "f" and the ligatures on the bottom line of this alphabet.
Carolyn Vega: The ABCs of an Unknown Duchemin Carolyn Vega 2011
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