cross-writing
A 19th-century technique for saving paper and postage by writing a letter in one…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, historical, uncountable)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.
Forms
plural: cross-writings| Singular | cross-writing |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable