cross-reading

English

Etymology

cross- +‎ reading

Noun

cross-reading (plural cross-readings)

  1. The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.

References
  • cross-reading in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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