christ|cross

christ|cross
christ|cross «KRIHS KRS, -KROS», noun. Archaic.
1. a) the figure or mark of a cross formerly placed in front of the alphabet in hornbooks, etc. b) the alphabet.
2. the figure or mark of a cross in general; crisscross.
[Middle English cristcross (literally) Christ's cross (me speed), a formula placed before the alphabet]

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