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christcross

[kris-kraws, -kros]
noun
  1. the figure or mark of a cross.
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Origin of christcross

1350–1400; Middle English Crist cross
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British Dictionary definitions for christcross

christcross

noun archaic
    1. the mark of a cross formerly placed in front of the alphabet in hornbooks
    2. the alphabet itself
  2. a cross used in place of a signature by someone unable to sign his name
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