CROSSLET
\kɹˈɒslət], \kɹˈɒslət], \k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_l_ə_t]\
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By Oddity Software
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A little cross; to take up the cross, to submit to afflictions and self-denial for love to Christ; cross-action, in law, a case in which A having an action against B, B also brings an action against A on the same case; cross-examination, a strict examination of a witness by the opposing counsel; cross-beam, a large beam running from wall to wall; to cross the breed, to breed animals from different varieties of the same species.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Iliamna Remota
- a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed genus Sphaeralcea