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Jerusalem cross
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noun
a cross whose four arms are each capped with a crossbar and often with a small Greek cross centered in each quadrant.
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Origin of Jerusalem cross
First recorded in 1605–15
Words nearby Jerusalem cross
Jerubbaal, Jerusalem, Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem cherry, Jerusalem cricket, Jerusalem cross, Jerusalem oak, Jerusalem syndrome, Jerusalem thorn, Jervis Bay, Jespersen
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British Dictionary definitions for Jerusalem cross
Jerusalem cross
noun
a cross the equal arms of which end in a barAlso called: cross potent
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