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Definition of Crosslet
1. n. A small cross.
2. a. Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. SeeCross-crosslet.
Definition of Crosslet
1. Noun. (chiefly heraldry) A small cross. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crosslet
1. a heraldic symbol [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crosslet
Literary usage of Crosslet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Arg. on a fess az. betw. three crosses crosslet fitchy sa. aud a crescent in ...
Arg. on a fess compony az. and gu. belw. sis crosses crosslet of the second ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"... awaiting the solutions of be., A. HOLT WHITE, HFN, and FRAN. crosslet.
THOMAS Boys. ... crosslet ..."
3. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and by James Balfour Paul (1893)
"Arg. a dexter hand couped fess- ways holding a cross crosslet ... Az. a dexter
hand couped at the wrist fess-ways arg. holding a cross crosslet ..."
4. The British Herald Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry by Thomas Robson (1830)
"Crest, a cross crosslet ... or, on a fesse gu. betw. three mullets pierced sa.
as many cross crosslet« ..."
5. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward (1896)
"Gules, a fess between three crosses-crosslet-fitchy or, is borne by GORE, ...
Azure, a fess engrailed between six crosses-crosslet or, was the coat of ..."
6. Proserpina: Studies of Wayside Flowers, While the Air was Yet Pure Among the by John Ruskin (1877)
"11. in Sowerby, out of eighteen lines of closely printed descriptive text, no
notice of its crosslet form, while the petals are only stated to ..."
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