crossed leg

collocation in English

meaningsofcrossedandleg

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crossed
adjective
uk
/krɒst/us
/krɑːst/
(of someone's arms, legs, or fingers) in a position where one arm, etc. is placed over the ...
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leg
noun[C]
uk
/leɡ/us
/leɡ/
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing ...
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(Definition ofcrossedandlegfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some of the vases had pointed feet, and stood on stands with crossed legs; others were flat-bottomed, and were set on square or rectangular frames of wood.
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The pensive pose involves a figure that has one leg crossed over a pendant leg, the ankle of thecrossedlegrests on the knee of the pendant leg.
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It is 'wrong' to sit with crossed legs.
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People do not sit with crossed legs in the smithy, because that is just the way it is done.
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Set horizontally on a cushion in front of the drummer'scrossedleg, the larger bass-skin is played with the left hand, the treble skin by the right hand.
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The form created by the crossed legs resembles a triangle, hence the name.
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Several seated asanas are practiced such as full-lotus, half-lotus, easy crossed legs, or siddhasana (perfect pose).
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Crossed legs and arms can signal closed posture.
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Some of the vases had pointed feet, and stood on stands with crossed legs; others were flat-bottomed, and were set on square or rectangular frames of wood.
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The torchbearers commonly appear with crossed legs.
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The lion's reclining position and his crossed legs are very human-like, yet his huge round head is stylized with uniformly coiled ringlets and his knees are abstracted.
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