cross write (English, verb)
expansion: cross write (third-person singular simple present cross writes, present participle cross writing, simple past cross wrote, past participle cross written)
Senses:
glosses: To write across a page, then turn to paper 90 degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight.
tags: obsolete
Forms:
form: cross writes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cross writing
tags: participle
present
form: cross wrote
tags: past
form: cross written
tags: participle
past