adv. and prep. Obs. Also 5 attrauerse. [a. F. à travers.] A. adv. Crosswise, sidewise. B. prep. Across.
1430. Lydg., Chron. Troy, III. xxiii. And goth to him attrauerse.
1483. Caxton, Gold. Leg., 34/4. A crosse … of sonde a travers the Angle.
1659. Leak, Water-works, 14. They must be soldered a travers above the great Pipes.
