Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language is regarded by many as the finest English
dictionary ever published. The dictionary is available in many forms. I made the content available here for my own purposes,
out of personal admiration for this particular dictionary.
CROSS-ROW, n. 1. The alphabet, so named because a cross is placed at the beginning, to show that the end of learning is piety. 2. A row that crosses others.