cross-legged
adverb or adjective
ˈkrȯs-ˌle-gəd 
-ˌlā-;
-ˌlegd,
-ˌlāgd
1
: with legs crossed and knees spread wide apart
2
: with one leg placed over and across the other
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More than a dozen girls and boys sit cross-legged inside a makeshift classroom along the coastal region.
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Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
In the photo, Stone sat cross-legged on a rug while wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans as Cosmo bent his knees to give his godmother a peck.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
Demonstrators sat cross-legged in the middle of Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport during the nonviolent protest, The Times reported at the time.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Scribes sat in cross-legged or kneeling positions for long periods of time, hunched over paper and ink, the researchers write.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
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Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
In the photo, Stone sat cross-legged on a rug while wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans as Cosmo bent his knees to give his godmother a peck.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
Demonstrators sat cross-legged in the middle of Century Boulevard near Los Angeles International Airport during the nonviolent protest, The Times reported at the time.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Scribes sat in cross-legged or kneeling positions for long periods of time, hunched over paper and ink, the researchers write.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
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“Cross-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-legged. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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