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Saltire

noun
1.
A cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length.  Synonym: St. Andrew's cross.






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"Saltire" Quotes from Famous Books



... measurements mentioned, that is, the cross one inch wide and the border one third of an inch wide. The diagonals will be the centre and dividing lines of the crosses of St. Andrew and St. Patrick. Now place the saltire crosses according to the measurements. The white arm of St. Andrew's Cross will be one-half inch in width, the white border of St. Patrick's Cross one-sixth of an inch wide, and the red cross of St. Patrick one-third ...
— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History • Ontario Ministry of Education



Words linked to "Saltire" :   cross, St. Andrew's cross



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