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Maltese cross

noun

  1. a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.


Maltese cross

noun

  1. a cross with triangular arms that taper towards the centre, sometimes having indented outer sides: formerly worn by the Knights of Malta
  2. (in a film projector) a cam mechanism of this shape that produces intermittent motion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Maltese cross1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

(p. 075) The next afternoon he was riding up the river to the Maltese Cross when he heard hoofs behind him.

In buying out the Maltese Cross, Roosevelt had bought only cattle and horses; not buildings or land.

Fisher made up his mind that he knew all he needed to know about the new owner of the Maltese Cross.

Next day they set out on the three-hundred-mile journey home to the Maltese Cross.

He saw a rider coming from the direction of the Maltese Cross, and it seemed to him that the rider looked like Roosevelt.

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