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cross-legged

[kraws-leg-id, -legd, kros-]

adjective

  1. having the legs crossed; having one leg placed across the other.



cross-legged

/ -ˈlɛɡd, ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd /

adjective

  1. sitting with the legs bent and the knees pointing outwards

  2. standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • cross-leggedly adverb
  • cross-leggedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-legged1

First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences

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The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.

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A 1,000 year-old human skeleton which was buried sitting cross-legged in India has been moved to a museum six years after it was excavated.

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A 1,000 year-old human skeleton buried sitting cross-legged in India is still without a museum to house it because of bureaucratic wrangling, six years after it was unearthed.

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Sitting cross-legged on a sofa in a West Hollywood hotel suite on a morning in March, Ramsey admits readily that doing press is not their favorite part of the job.

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In one large room, two Quran classes and a sewing class are taking place simultaneously, as a group of girls wearing hijabs and black face masks sit cross-legged on the carpet.

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