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cross-legged
[kraws-leg-id, -legd, kros-]
adjective
having the legs crossed; having one leg placed across the other.
cross-legged
/ -ˈlɛɡd, ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd /
adjective
sitting with the legs bent and the knees pointing outwards
standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other
Other Word Forms
- cross-leggedly adverb
- cross-leggedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-legged1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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