English Explanatory Dictionary

crossed letter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A letter written using the method by which text is written in one direction, the paper is then turned ninety degrees, and then additional text is written perpendicularly over the first set, creating a grid; mainly in order to save paper and expensive postage in the 19th century.

Word forms

crossed letter crossed letters

Related words

cross write cross-writing
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