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crosslet

[ kraws-lit, kros- ]

noun

  1. a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.


crosslet

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. heraldry a cross having a smaller cross near the end of each arm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dzl· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crosslet1

First recorded in 1350–1400, crosslet is from the Middle English word croslet. See cross, -let
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of crosslet1

C16 croslet a little cross
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The media reported 15 deaths at council-run Crosslet House, but West Dunbartonshire said patient confidentiality meant it was "unable to confirm" fatalities.

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The crosslet, cross botonny or cross crosletted, is a cross whose limbs, of even breadth, end as trefoils or treble buds.

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Brerelegh bore “Silver a crosslet gules.”

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Scott of Congerhurst in Kent bore “Silver a crosslet fitchy sable.”

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Nevertheless, Rugg's Ferry has its mark upon the Ordnance map, though not with the little crosslet denoting a church.

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