crossflow en · NOUN
Etymology
From cross- + flow.
Meanings
- A crosswise flow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crossflows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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crossflow en · VERB
Etymology
From cross- + flow.
Meanings
-
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
his cross-flowing course
1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crossflowed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| crossflowed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| crossflowing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| crossflows | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |