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cross-leg·ged

(krôs′lĕg′ĭd, -lĕgd′, krŏs′-)

adv. & adj.

1. With the legs or ankles crossed and the knees far apart.

2. With one leg lying over and across the other leg.

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cross-legged

(ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd; -ˈlɛɡd)

adj

1. sitting with the legs bent and the knees pointing outwards

2. standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other

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cross′-leg′ged

(-ˈlɛg ɪd, -ˈlɛgd)

adj., adv.

1. having the knees wide apart and the ankles crossed.

2. having one leg placed across the other.

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Adv.

cross-legged - with the legs crossed; "he sat on the floor cross-legged and meditated"

Translations

cross-legged

[ˈkrɒsˈlegd] ADV to sit cross-legged on the floor → sentarse en el suelo con las piernas cruzadas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cross-legged

[ˌkrɒsˈlɛgɪd] adv → a gambe incrociate

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cross-legged

a. patizambo-a; cruzado-a de piernas.

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Then he settled himself cross-legged and arranged his fishing tackle.

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Fired by recollections of fakirs and devotees in illustrations Colin suggested that they should all sit cross-legged under the tree which made a canopy.

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I sat for hours cross-legged, and cross-tempered, upon my silks meditating upon the queer freaks chance plays upon us poor devils of mortals.

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It was not difficult to divine that they were of a class of itinerant showmen--exhibitors of the freaks of Punch--for, perched cross-legged upon a tombstone behind them, was a figure of that hero himself, his nose and chin as hooked and his face as beaming as usual.

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'Would not you like,' said he, 'to be a tailor?' 'Oh, no!' said the young man; 'sitting cross-legged from morning to night, working backwards and forwards with a needle and goose, will never suit me.'

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After a short prayer, the company all seated themselves cross-legged, in Turkish fashion, to the banquet, which passed off with great hilarity.

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He sat down cross-legged on the platform, with his sailor hat tipped back on his head, and the Wizard blew a beautiful bubble all around him.

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