Definition of Crosspiece. Meaning of Crosspiece. Synonyms of Crosspiece

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Definition of Crosspiece

Crosspiece
Crosspiece Cross"piece` (kr?s"p?s`; 115), n. 1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise. 2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.

Meaning of Crosspiece from wikipedia

- architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion...
- patriarchal cross has a short, slanted crosspiece near its foot (Russian Orthodox cross). This slanted, lower crosspiece often appears in Byzantine Gr**** and...
- to protect the hand wielding the sword. Rings extend forward from the crosspiece. In some later samples, rings are covered with metal plates, eventually...
- around the upper courtyard. Separating the two main courtyards is the Crosspiece, housing both the Dean's and Head's Offices and a classroom space as well...
- usually took the form of a bay leaf. Right under the head there was a short crosspiece that helped fix the spear in the body of an animal and keep it at a distance...
- Each wicket consists of three stumps, upright wooden poles that are hammered into the ground, topped with two wooden crosspieces, known as the bails....
- conservation and study team replaced the maple crosspieces with sycamore ones, and an additional metal crosspiece was added for scientific measurement of the...
- լուծ (luts), all meaning "yoke". A bow yoke /ˈboʊ/ is a shaped wooden crosspiece bound to the necks of a pair of oxen (or occasionally to horses). It is...
- A wicket consists of three stumps, upright wooden poles that are hammered into the ground, topped with two wooden crosspieces, known as the bails....
- four-pointed Latin crucifix consists of an upright post or stipes and a single crosspiece to which the sufferer's arms were nailed. There may also be a short projecting...