crosse

American  

[kraws, kros] / krɔs, krɒs /

noun

1. a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.

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crosse British  

/ krɒs /

noun

1. a light staff with a triangular frame to which a network is attached, used in playing lacrosse

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Etymology

Origin of crosse

1865–70; < French: literally, hooked stick, Old French croce < Germanic; crutch, crook ¹

Example Sentences

She sits back in her chair, crosses her legs.

From Literature

The Met had earlier promised an increased police presence in response to the protest, adding officers would be "alert to any behaviour that crosses the line from protest into criminality".

From BBC

Italy was Europe’s largest importer of LNG from Qatar; Algeria is Italy’s biggest supplier of gas overall, through a pipeline that crosses the Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal

"When AI creates fictional individuals with vitiligo and portrays them as authentic members of the community, this crosses into the territory of misinformation," said the British charity.

From Barron's

"There were times in the first half where we could have got closer or stopped crosses and when you don't do that, you get punished."

From BBC