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Look up: Saltire

  1. Saltire
    In heraldry, a saltire is a Saint Andrew's cross, or a cross in the form of an X, being one of the honorable ordinaries.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. Saltire
    Diagonal, equal-limbed cross.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20018

  3. Saltire
    diagonal, equal-limbed cross
    Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.

  4. Saltire
    Sal'tire noun [ French sautoir , from Late Latin saltatorium a sort of stirrup, from Latin saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory , Sally , v. ] (Her.) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in t...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/10

  5. Saltire
    • (v.) A St. Andrew`s cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. saltire
    (from the article `heraldry`) ...If their number exceeds 10 and they are irregularly placed, the field is described as billetté. The pall, or shakefork, is the upper half of a ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/16

  7. saltire
    saltire 1. A cross with diagonal bars of equal length; used in heraldry. 2. 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. An 'ordinary' is used in heraldry to mean any ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  8. Saltire
    A `saltire`, or `Saint Andrew`s Cross`, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross (`☓`, unicode sign U+2613) or letter ex (`x`). Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred on such a cross. It appears in numerous flags, including those of Scotland and Jamaica, and other coats of arms...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltire

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