Cross"-pur`pose (-p?r`p?s), n. 1. A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory. Shaftesbury.
2. pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas. Pepys.
To be at cross-purposes, to misunderstand or to act counter to one another without intending it; -- said of persons.
Cross"-ques`tion (-kw?s`ch?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cross- questioned (-ch?nd), p. pr. & vb. n. Cross-questioning.] To cross-examine; to subject to close questioning.
Cross"-read`ing (r?d`?ng), n. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
Cross"road` (-r?d`), n. A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or avoiding the main road.
Cross"row` (-r?`), n. 1. The alphabet; -- called also Christcross-row.
And from the crossrow plucks the letter G.
Shak.