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saltire — n. X shaped cross. ♦ saltire wise, a … Dictionary of difficult words
Cross of Burgundy flag — Cross of Burgundy … Wikipedia
saltire — c.1400, an ordinary on a shield or flag like a St. Andrew s Cross, from M.Fr. saultoir, lit. stirrup, from M.L. saltatorium, properly neuter of L. saltatorius pertaining to leaping, from salire to leap (see SALIENT (Cf. salient)). The connection… … Etymology dictionary
Saltire — Sal tire, n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See {Saltatory}, {Sally}, v.] (Her.) A St. Andrew s cross, or cross in the form of an X, one of the honorable ordinaries. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saltire — ► NOUN Heraldry ▪ a diagonal cross as a heraldic ordinary. ORIGIN Old French saultoir stirrup cord, stile, saltire , from Latin saltare to dance … English terms dictionary
saltire — [sal′tir] n. [ME sawtire < MFr sautoir, stirrup loop < ML saltatorium, stirrup < L saltatorius: see SALTATORY] Heraldry a bearing like a Saint Andrew s cross, formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing: also sp. saltier … English World dictionary
Saltire — Saltier redirects here. For other uses, see Salty (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Satire, Solitary, or Solitaire. For The Saltire , see Flag of Scotland. Flag of Scotland (Saint Andrew s Cross) A saltire, or Saint Andrew s Cross, is a … Wikipedia
Cross — For information on the Christian symbol, see Christian cross. For other uses, see Cross (disambiguation). A Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a saltire, a cross whose limbs are slanted A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two… … Wikipedia
Cross-border flag for Ireland — There is no cross border flag universally accepted as representing both jurisdictions on Ireland. This can be a problem in contexts where a body organised on an all island basis needs to be represented by a flag in an international context. The… … Wikipedia
saltire — /sal tir, tuyeur, sawl /, n. Heraldry. 1. an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew s cross. 2. in saltire, (of charges)… … Universalium
