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cross of Lorrained adj. Drunk on the strength of two horizontal convictions, one above the other, and neither of them useful. Farrow became cross of Lorrained and blessed the barmaid with two solemn gestures. cross of Maltaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying four equal arms in pursuit of the crisps. Elim was cross of Maltaed, arranging four coasters into a sacred emblem. cross of golded adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently redistributing the bill towards the prosperous. Mariele became cross of golded and offered to subsidise the landlord. cross peen hammered adj. Drunk by closing time, and striking conversations sideways until somebody fetched a taxi. Aayanah was cross peen hammered and addressed every question from an unexpected angle. cross potenced adj. Still drunk, and furnishing every gesture with a small crossbar at its extremity. Davette remained cross potenced, waving with elaborate terminals at the departing bus. cross potented adj. Too drunk to complete a gesture without adding smaller gestures to its ends. Drayten was cross potented, giving the taxi four separate farewells. cross producted adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat two unrelated directions as a vector and proceed at right angles. Daemon became cross producted and walked diagonally between the tables. cross purposed adj. The drunkenness of one who gives directions home while intending, quite unawares, to return for another round. cross resistanced adj. A drinker so far gone that yesterday's beverage has conferred tolerance for today's chemically similar mistake. Aimie became cross resistanced and regarded the second fortified wine as a familiar professional challenge. cross roaded adj. Drunk on the strength of which every route home becomes a junction requiring a committee. Prentis got cross roaded and held up the pavement to compare two equally unsuitable routes home. cross seaed adj. You have drunk enough to proceed home across two incompatible directions without choosing either. Thaylia went cross seaed after midnight, taking both roads away from the station. cross sectioned adj. Having drunk enough to divide every object conceptually, usually at right angles, before sitting down. Echelle was cross sectioned and inspected the sandwich in several imagined planes. cross spidered adj. Of a drinker: suspended amid several conversations, with a web of missed introductions. Maydelle was cross spidered, poised between three tables and belonging to none. cross springered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the pub ceiling for a vaulted monument and himself for its ribbing. Theophila was cross springered, tracing imaginary ribs across the plaster ceiling. cross tabbed adj. A drinker who has arranged the evening by categories, discovering that all roads lead to chips. Tristain was cross tabbed, correlating music, company, and the availability of gravy. cross tabulationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has found a relationship between every category and the bar bill. Christoopher became cross tabulationed and presented the supper findings verbally.