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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

  • Dz-g· adverb
  • Dz-g·Ա 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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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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As the protest comes to an end she sits cross-legged on a thin mat in a quiet corner.

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The crowds gathered in the park, the children scurried to the front and sat, cross-legged, staring up in awe at him.

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An eighth-grader cross-legged on the floor of his parents’ bedroom, clicking the channel to IFC and finding the trio of uncanny coincidences that make up the film’s prologue.

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