cross-wise (adv.) Copy link Outline 1. dĕcussātim2. in quincuncem (i. e. as the points were set for the quincunx • cross-wise (adv.): 1. dĕcussātim: Vitr.: Col. (see cross, subs. II.). 2. in quincuncem (i. e. as the points were set for the quincunx :·:): rows of trees set c., directi in q. ordines, Cic. Simly quincunx is used to denote a c. arrangement: quid illo quincunce speciosius? Quint. 8, 3, 9. Phr.: to divide c., dĕcusssso,: Cic.: such a division or arrangement, decussatio, Vitr.: lines drawn c., in decusses ductae lineae, Plin. (N.B. Not in crucis speciem: comp. cross, subs. II.).
CROSS-WISE Copy link • CROSS-WISE*in crucis speciem (general term): in decussem or in decusses: decussatim (in the shape of a ×): to divide anything cross-wise, decussare aliquid.