rest across

With his right hand he lifts his wand in a gesture of command, letting it rest across the horse's neck.

Greatly daring, he let an arm rest across the shoulders that were being racked by suppressed pianissimo sobs.

He could not understand this; for with the dead rest across the stump, he thought he was holding the sights against the black.

The tarantass is a strong roughly made four-wheeled carriage, placed on poles, which rest across the two axletrees.