Crosslike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a cross.

    "Lovely, odd or suggestive details abound, be they the cries of Roberto Cuoghi’s sound piece, with its zany title too long and obscene to print here; the mysterious words and letters that cover Paul Chang’s large ink drawings, broaching sex and exploring new fonts; or the fake gems that blanket five attenuated crosslike elements by Ms. Pivi that form an elegant screen across much of the first space."

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"Lovely, odd or suggestive details abound, be they the cries of Roberto Cuoghi’s sound piece, with its zany title too long and obscene to print here; the mysterious words and letters that cover Paul Chang’s large ink drawings, broaching sex and exploring new fonts; or the fake gems that blanket five attenuated crosslike elements by Ms. Pivi that form an elegant screen across much of the first space."

Etymology

From cross + -like.

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