sau|toir

sau|toir
sau|toir «soh TWAHR», noun.
1. a long ribbon, chain, or the like, worn about the neck, and drawn together some distance above the lower ends, often used to hold eyeglasses.
2. Heraldry. saltire.
╂[< French sautoir; see etym. under saltire (Cf. ↑saltire)]

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  • toir — ab·at·toir; grat·toir; mat·toir; rem·on·toir; sau·toir; trot·toir; …   English syllables

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  • saltire — n. Heraldry an ordinary formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing like a St Andrew s cross. Phrases and idioms: in saltire arranged in this way. Derivatives: saltirewise adv. Etymology: ME f. OF sau(l)toir etc. stirrup cord, stile, saltire, f …   Useful english dictionary

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