<xr> (cross-reference phrase) contains a phrase, sentence, or icon referring the reader to some other location in this or another text.
Attributes:
type indicates the type of cross reference, using any convenient typology.
Datatype: CDATA
Legal values:
syn cross reference for synonym information
etym etymological information
cf related or similar term
illus illustration of an object
Default: #IMPLIED
Example: 
 <xr type=cf>Compare <ref>madrigal (sense 1)</></xr>
 <xr type=illus>see the illus. at <ref>tool</></xr>
Note

Example 
<entry>
  <form><orth>lavage</orth></etym>
  <!-- ... -->
  <etym>[Fr. < <mentioned>laver</>; L. <mentioned>lavare</>,
        to wash; <xr>see <ref>lather</ref></xr>].</etym>
  <!-- ... -->
</entry>
Example 
<entry>
  <form><orth>lawful</orth></form>
  <!-- ... -->
  <xr type='syn'>SYN. see <ref>legal</ref></xr>
</entry>
Note

This element encloses both the actual indication of the location referred to, which may be tagged using the <ref> or <ptr> elements, and any accompanying material which gives more information about why the reader is being referred there.

Tagsetadditional tag set for printed dictionaries
Classdictionaries, dictionaryParts, dictionaryTopLevel
Filenameteidict2
Content: May contain character data and phrase-level elements; usually contains a <ref> or a <ptr> element.
Parentsentry etym hom re sense trans
Children#PCDATA abbr add address app att bibl biblFull biblStruct c caesura camera caption castList cit cl corr damage date dateRange dateStruct del distinct emph expan figure foreign formula fw geogName gi gloss handShift hi label lang lbl link list listBibl m measure mentioned move name note num oRef oVar orgName orig pRef pVar persName phr placeName ptr q quote ref reg restore rs s seg sic soCalled sound space stage supplied table tag tech term text time timeRange timeStruct title unclear usg val view w witDetail xptr xref
Declaration
<!ELEMENT xr            - O  (%paraContent | usg | lbl)*        >
<!ATTLIST xr                 %a.global
                             %a.dictionaries
          type               CDATA               #IMPLIED       >
See 12.3.5.3

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