Etymology

en croix

Today it means: Of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side. Full definition →

French en croix
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  1. French · borrowed fromen croix
  2. English todayen croix

French en croix (literally “in the shape of a cross”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.