tau cross
a T-shaped cross.
Origin of tau cross
1- Also called St. Anthony's cross.
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 DudeneyIt is noticeable that the Christian flag bears the tau cross.
The Legendary History of the Cross | John AshtonAnother 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. RegesterThe figure found in the tau-cross was the symbol of eternal life with the ancient Egyptians.
The Worship of the Church | Jacob A. RegesterThere 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
a cross shaped like the Greek letter tau: Also called: Saint Anthony's cross
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