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crosspiece

[ kraws-pees, kros- ]

noun

  1. a piece placed across something; transverse or horizontal piece.


crosspiece

/ ˈ°ì°ùÉ’²õËŒ±è¾±Ë²õ /

noun

  1. a transverse beam, joist, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crosspiece1

First recorded in 1600–10; cross- + piece
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When he finished his caulking, he made a mast with a crosspiece, or boom, out of branches.

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On a couple of them, you can still see the stub of a , crosspiece, burned black.

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Below a heavy silver crosspiece was the blade.

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“There should be padding and leather on the crosspieces,†said Brother Luke.

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The thick perimeter pieces and crosspieces were joined with interlocking mortise and tenon joints.

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