cross-writing

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical|post}} A 19th-century technique for saving paper and postage by writing a letter in one direction, then turning the page ninety degrees and writing [[perpendicular]]ly 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.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|cross-write||ing-form}}

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