crosslet
/kraws-lit, kros-/US // ˈkrɔs lɪt, ˈkrɒs- //UK // (ˈkrɒslɪt) //
十字裤,十字架,十字星,十字架子
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
Examples
The first crosslet is charged with an annulet, probably as a mark of cadency.
The Countess is habited in an heraldic mantle of crosses crosslet.
The "cross crosslet" is formed of four Latin or Passion crosses placed foot to foot.
Only the eldest sons bore the Chevron chequy, the rest of the family bore the Beauchamp crosses crosslet.
Chester, 1372, is preserved in the British Museum, and bears three crosses crosslet and a chief Arderne.
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