crossbacked

English

Verb

crossbacked

1. simple past and past participle of crossback

Adjective

crossbacked (not comparable)

1. Having a cross on the back.
   • 1914, The International - Volumes 8-11, page 365:

     Madam Dubonnct will wherein a crossbacked spider sways, not have it brushed away; spiders bring luck, and she has had quite enough misfortune in her house.

   • 1989 November, Joan Fox, “Restaurants: A Munch by the Mall”, in Cincinnati Magazine, volume 23, number 2, page 118:

     A grilled New York Strip ($12.99) arrived crossbacked and medium rare as ordered.

   • 2015, Amanda Carmack, Murder in the Queen's Garden, →ISBN:

     Once Kate reached one of the fancifully carved towers of the palace, a liveried footman led her into an octagonal banqueting room, richly furnished with a round table surrounded by cushioned stools and crossbacked chairs.

Anagrams

• backcrossed