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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Travers \Trav"ers\, adv. [F. travers, breadth, extent from side, [`a] travers, en travers, de travers, across, athwart. See Traverse, a.] Across; athwart. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The earl . . . caused . . . high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another. --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster]