a. A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (R.C.Ch.) A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate on solemn occasions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the uterus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bun or cake marked with a cross of icing, and intended to be eaten on Good Friday; also, called hot cross bun, even when not hot. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Wrestling) A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, places his left leg across both legs of his opponent, and pulls him forward over his hip; hence, an unexpected defeat or repulse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]