tau cross


noun
  1. a T-shaped cross.

Origin of tau cross

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Words Nearby tau cross

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How to use tau cross in a sentence

  • The cross and ball, so frequently found on Egyptian figures, is a circle and the tau cross.

    Amusements in Mathematics | Henry Ernest Dudeney
  • It is noticeable that the Christian flag bears the tau cross.

  • Another interesting form of the cross is the Tau-cross, so called because shaped like the Greek letter tau (T).

    The Worship of the Church | Jacob A. Regester
  • The figure found in the tau-cross was the symbol of eternal life with the ancient Egyptians.

    The Worship of the Church | Jacob A. Regester
  • There are also ruins of two churches (a monastery having been founded here by St. Columba), and a peculiar tau-cross.

    On an Irish Jaunting-car | Samuel G. Bayne

British Dictionary definitions for tau cross

tau cross

noun
  1. a cross shaped like the Greek letter tau: Also called: Saint Anthony's cross

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