cross-write

A form of cross write — To write across a page, and then turn the paper ninety degrees and overwrite, done in order to lessen the cost of sending a letter when postage costs were based on weight.

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Meanings

verbcross-write (third-person singular simple present cross-writes, present participle cross-writing, simple past cross-wrote, past participle cross-written)

present singular third person cross-writes · participle present cross-writing · past cross-wrote · participle past cross-written

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cross write
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APA

cross-write. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-write

MLA

“cross-write.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-write. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-write,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-write.

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