cross-reading

== English == === Etymology === From cross- +‎ reading. === Noun === cross-reading (plural cross-readings) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas. === References === “cross-reading”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === cross-grained, crossgrained