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UNCROSSED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does uncrossed mean?
• UNCROSSED (adjective)
The adjective UNCROSSED has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: UNCROSSED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a check) not crossed
Antonym:
crossed ((of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not crossed
Context example:
sitting primly with uncrossed legs
Antonym:
crossed (placed crosswise)
Context examples
It aroused him; he uncrossed his legs, sat erect, turned to me.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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