pattée

British

/ ˈpæteɪ, ˈpætɪ /

adjective

(often postpositive) (of a cross) having triangular arms widening outwards

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Etymology

Origin of pattée

from French patte paw

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pattée

Sinister Supporter: A unicorn rampt. arg., armed, crined and gorged with a coronet composed of crosses pattée and fleurs de lis, and chained or.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting

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