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saltire

Noun

sal=tire

WORDNET DICTIONARY

saltire(n = noun.artifact) st. andrew's cross - a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length; Array

is a kind of cross

saltire, n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.].

A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries. [1913 Webster]

saltire, n. Heraldry an ordinary formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing like a St Andrew's cross.

Idiom

in saltire arranged in this way.

Derivative

saltirewise adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF sau(l)toir etc. stirrup-cord, stile, saltire, f. med.L saltatorium (as SALTATION)

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