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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The crowds gathered in the park, the children scurried to the front and sat, cross-legged, staring up in awe at him.
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Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Under one archway, four elderly men sat cross-legged on cushions with their backs to rough limestone walls.
—Winthrop Rodgers, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024
The chair’s interior is a roomy 32 inches wide, perfect for sitting cross-legged or cuddling with a pack of fur babies, with 44 inches of headspace for even the tallest among us.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
An eighth-grader cross-legged on the floor of his parents’ bedroom, clicking the channel to IFC and finding the trio of uncanny coincidences that make up the film’s prologue.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Under one archway, four elderly men sat cross-legged on cushions with their backs to rough limestone walls.
—Winthrop Rodgers, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024
The chair’s interior is a roomy 32 inches wide, perfect for sitting cross-legged or cuddling with a pack of fur babies, with 44 inches of headspace for even the tallest among us.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
An eighth-grader cross-legged on the floor of his parents’ bedroom, clicking the channel to IFC and finding the trio of uncanny coincidences that make up the film’s prologue.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Cross-legged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross-legged. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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