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fiery cross

noun
a burning cross, the rallying symbol of ancient Scotland and later of the Highlanders in case of war; later adopted by other organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan.
Also called fire cross.
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Fiery cross is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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fiery cross
 
n
1.  a burning cross, used as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan
2.  a wooden cross with ends charred or dipped in blood formerly used by Scottish Highlanders to summon the clans to battle

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