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saltire
[sal-teer, -tahyuhr, sawl-]
noun
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
saltire
/ ˈsɔːlˌtaɪə /
noun
heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal cross on a shield
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of saltire1
Idioms and Phrases
per saltire, diagonally in both directions.
party per saltire.
in saltire, (of charges) arranged in the form of a saltire.
Example Sentences
The streets were a sea of union jacks, St George's crosses, Scottish saltires and Welsh flags as large crowds of protesters amassed near Waterloo Bridge ahead of the 'Unite the Kingdom' march towards Whitehall.
Council workers have been threatened while removing saltire flags from lampposts in parts of Scotland.
The comments came after saltires were used at anti-immigration protests outside hotels used to house people in the asylum system, mimicking displays of St George's flags and union flags on England's streets.
Despite the short list of names to go from Scotland to America's most popular sport, the saltire has been flown at the Super Bowl.
The ring has a rectangular bezel which is decorated with a central raised panel design with two cross saltires formed from two inside lines and a transverse line forming an open V shape.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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