cross-legged /ˌkrɒs ˈleɡəd◂, -ˈleɡd◂ $ ˈkrɒːs ˌleɡəd, -ˌleɡd/ BrE AmE adverb
in a sitting position with your knees wide apart and one foot on top of the other:
We sat cross-legged on the floor.
—cross-legged adjective
cross-legged /ˌkrɒs ˈleɡəd◂, -ˈleɡd◂ $ ˈkrɒːs ˌleɡəd, -ˌleɡd/ BrE AmE adverb
in a sitting position with your knees wide apart and one foot on top of the other:
We sat cross-legged on the floor.
—cross-legged adjective
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012