Crosshead: alternatives and connections

The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a p…

A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.

A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a…

A beam that goes across a building.

A telescope arranged and used to determine errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal.

A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- call…

One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs.

A girder.

A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.

A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.

The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached.

A counter, used in various games.

A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.

The part of a solid next the base, formed by cutting off the, top; or the part of any solid, as of a cone, pyramid, etc., between two…

A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of…

One who girds; a satirist.