ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cross-legged

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Cross-legged is an adjective meaning Having one leg over and across the other.

Meaning

Having one leg over and across the other.

More Meanings

  1. Having one ankle over and across the other, and the knees far apart.
  2. In a cross-legged position.

Example Sentences

She sits cross-legged on her charpai' as I look at old pictures.
Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figure—a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.

Synonyms for cross-legged

Depending on context, synonyms include crosslegs, tailor-fashion, tailorwise.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cross-armed, one-legged, legged, multilegged, one-footed, three-legged.

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