saltire
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tɪr, -taɪər, ˈsɔl- noun Heraldry.
Idioms 1.
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.
2.
in saltire, (of charges) arranged in the form of a saltire.
3.
per saltire, diagonally in both directions: party per saltire.
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saltire or (less commonly) saltier (ˈsɔːlˌtaɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal cross on a shield | |
| [C14 sawturoure, from Old French sauteour cross-shaped barricade, from saulter to jump, from Latin saltāre] | |
| saltier or (less commonly) saltier | |
| —n | |
| [C14 sawturoure, from Old French sauteour cross-shaped barricade, from saulter to jump, from Latin saltāre] | |
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Word Origin & History
saltire
c.1400, an ordinary on a shield or flag like a St. Andrew's Cross, from M.Fr. saultoir, lit. "stirrup," from M.L. saltatorium, prop. neut. of L. saltatorius "pertaining to leaping," from salire "to leap" (see salient). The connection between a stirrup and the diagonal cross
is perhaps the two deltoid shapes that comprise the cross.
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Example sentences from the web
Not a cross as such, but a saltire made of bones, with an overlaid skull.
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