cross-reading

English

Etymology

From cross- +‎ reading.

Noun

cross-reading (plural cross-readings)

1. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.

References

• “cross-reading”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cross-grained, crossgrained