Cross"bones` (-bōnz`), n. pl. A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death.
Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality.
Hawthorne.
Cross"bow` (-bō`), n. (Archery) A weapon, used in discharging arrows, formed by placing a bow crosswise on a stock.