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crosslet
[kraws-lit, kros-]
noun
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
crosslet
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
heraldry a cross having a smaller cross near the end of each arm
Other Word Forms
- crossleted adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crosslet1
Example Sentences
The media reported 15 deaths at council-run Crosslet House, but West Dunbartonshire said patient confidentiality meant it was "unable to confirm" fatalities.
The crosslet, cross botonny or cross crosletted, is a cross whose limbs, of even breadth, end as trefoils or treble buds.
Brerelegh bore “Silver a crosslet gules.”
Scott of Congerhurst in Kent bore “Silver a crosslet fitchy sable.”
Nevertheless, Rugg's Ferry has its mark upon the Ordnance map, though not with the little crosslet denoting a church.
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