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saltire

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Noun
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sal=tire

CIDE DICTIONARY

saltiren. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.].
     A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

saltire, n. Heraldry an ordinary formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing like a St Andrew's cross.

Idiom
in saltire arranged in this way.
Derivative
saltirewise adv.
Etymology
ME f. OF sau(l)toir etc. stirrup-cord, stile, saltire, f. med.L saltatorium (as SALTATION)

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