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Definition of Saltier
1. n. See Saltire.
Definition of Saltier
1. Adjective. (comparative of salty#English salty) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltier
1. saltire [n -S] - See also: saltire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltier
Literary usage of Saltier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and (1823)
"Of the saltier. The saltier, which is formed by the bend and bend- ... Argent,
a saltier Azure with a Bezant in the centre ;" borne by the right lion. ..."
2. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"saltier composed of chains ; or thus, four chains in saltier, ... saltier conjoined
in base, being part of the arms of the Borough of Southwark. ..."
3. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1819)
"Vert, five fig-leaves in saltier. The bloody hand is tlie appropriate mark of a
baronet. Of the various animals used, the lion is the most honourable ..."
4. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: As Far as by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"A walk up the wild Bober-Thal, or saltier Ravine, on the left bank, will also
repay the traveller. The finest point, about 4 M. from Hirschberg, ..."
5. Display of Heraldry by William Newton (1846)
"The saltier is, however, when borne as an ordinary, now generally considered to
be a cross, and is sometimes called a Cross saltier, ..."
6. Heralds and Heraldry in Ben Jonson's Plays, Masques and Entertainments by Arthur Huntington Nason (1907)
"... and even from his list to consider only the four Honorable Ordinaries mentioned
by Jonson, namely, the Cross, the Chief, the Chevron, and the saltier. ..."
7. Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and (1823)
"Of the saltier. The saltier, which is formed by the bend and bend- ... Argent,
a saltier Azure with a Bezant in the centre ;" borne by the right lion. ..."
8. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"saltier composed of chains ; or thus, four chains in saltier, ... saltier conjoined
in base, being part of the arms of the Borough of Southwark. ..."
9. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1819)
"Vert, five fig-leaves in saltier. The bloody hand is tlie appropriate mark of a
baronet. Of the various animals used, the lion is the most honourable ..."
10. Northern Germany, as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: As Far as by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"A walk up the wild Bober-Thal, or saltier Ravine, on the left bank, will also
repay the traveller. The finest point, about 4 M. from Hirschberg, ..."
11. Display of Heraldry by William Newton (1846)
"The saltier is, however, when borne as an ordinary, now generally considered to
be a cross, and is sometimes called a Cross saltier, ..."
12. Heralds and Heraldry in Ben Jonson's Plays, Masques and Entertainments by Arthur Huntington Nason (1907)
"... and even from his list to consider only the four Honorable Ordinaries mentioned
by Jonson, namely, the Cross, the Chief, the Chevron, and the saltier. ..."
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