Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the arms crossed.
- In botany, having branches in pairs, each of which is at right angles with the next pair above or below.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective With arms crossed.
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Examples
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The scene replayed in my head — Brian cross-armed on the chapel steps, feet bare beneath his pleated slacks.
Three Mississippi Sally Houtman 2011
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Republicans will look dyspeptic, sit cross-armed, and appear, alternately, disinterested or disapproving.
Rob Densen: Congress: Save Our Lungs and Spare Us Yours Rob Densen 2011
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Evelyn stood cross-armed in the doorway, surveying the tower of unwashed dishes and the blackened bulbs in the overhead fitting.
None of the Above Sally Houtman 2011
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It came as a considerable surprise, then, when they returned to their barracks and found the doors had all been locked, their packs dumped in a pile outside, and a cross-armed Centurion Garcia standing guard at the landing in front of the main entrance.
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010
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It shows King standing cross-armed, "in the arrogant stance of a dictator, clad in a boxy suit, with an impassive, unapproachable mien, looking more like an East Bloc Politburo member than an inspirational, transformational preacher who won a war armed with nothing but truth and words."
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There is nothing worse than an insecure girl cross-armed in some crazy style.
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There is nothing worse than an insecure girl cross-armed in some crazy style.
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It came as a considerable surprise, then, when they returned to their barracks and found the doors had all been locked, their packs dumped in a pile outside, and a cross-armed Centurion Garcia standing guard at the landing in front of the main entrance.
Archive 2010-03-01 Fred Kiesche 2010
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The Angels always had a thug or two standing cross-armed, guarding the bikes that gleamed there in a long row.
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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And yet two cross-armed cops are camped out at the scene as if to prove to me that it certainly can be real.
Vivian Rising Daniella Brodsky 2010
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