Crosspiece \Cross"piece`\ (kr?s"p?s`; 115), n. 1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.
2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.
The lintel, or crosspiece over a door or window, disappeared from the temple in the 1960s and some Thais have charged it was stolen with the help of the U.S. officials.