crosslet

American  

[kraws-lit, kros-] / ˈkrɔs lɪt, ˈkrɒs- /

noun

1. a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.

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crosslet British  

/ ˈkrɒslɪt /

noun

1. heraldry a cross having a smaller cross near the end of each arm

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Other Word Forms

• crossleted adjective

Etymology

Origin of crosslet

First recorded in 1350–1400, crosslet is from the Middle English word croslet. See cross, -let

Example Sentences

Christ, again here, and henceforward always, with crosslet nimbus, has a large trowel in His hand, which He lays on the top of a half-built wall.

From Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens by Ruskin, John

The arms were the three crosses crosslet and a chief or; crest, a double row of ostrich feathers out of a ducal coronet.

From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)

Sir Thomas Arden and Sir John bore as arms the three crosses crosslet, and the chief or, the same as the legitimate family.

From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)

Sir John de Arderne at the tournament at Stepney, 2 Edward II., in the retinue of the Earl of Lancaster, bore "Gules, 10 crosses crosslet, and a chief or."

From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)

Nevertheless, Rugg’s Ferry has its mark upon the Ordnance map, though not with the little crosslet denoting a church.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne