saltire cross
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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
cross — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Calvary cross, Cape Colored, Christogram, Eurasian, Greek cross, Holy Grail, Host, Jerusalem cross, John Hancock, Latin cross, Malacca cane, Maltese cross, Russian cross, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, T, X, abjure … Moby Thesaurus
