Synonyms for cross-writing
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A 19th-century technique for saving paper and postage by writing a letter in one direction, then turning the page ninety degrees and writing perpendicularly across the first set of text, creating two layers of text; a practical solution to expensive postal rates, especially before modern postal reforms, allowing more information to fit on a single sheet.
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Forms
- Plural
- cross-writings