Meaning of Christ-cross-row in English:
Christ-cross-row
noun
historicalThe alphabet. Compare "cross-row".
So named from the figure of a cross prefixed to the alphabet in hornbooks and primers for teaching children to read.
Pronunciation
Christ-cross-row
/ˈkrɪskrɒsrəʊ/ /ˈkrɪskrɔːsrəʊ/Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Foxe (?1517–1587), martyrologist. From Christ-cross + row.
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