CROSSBARRED
Etymology
Adjective
crossbarred (not comparable)
Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars.
Made or patterned in lines crossing each other.
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"barred` (-brd`), a.
1. Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars. Milton.
2. Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as, crossbarred
muslin.
CROSSBAR
Cross"bar` (-br`), n.
Definition: A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the
iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to
insure its turning fluke down. Russell. Crossbar shot, a projectile
which folds into a sphere for loading, but on leaving the gun expands
to a cross with a quarter ball at the end of each arm; -- used in
naval actions for cutting the enemy's rigging.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition