St. Anthony's cross
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of St. Anthony's cross
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Drury bore “Silver a chief vert with a St Anthony’s cross gold between two golden molets, pierced gules.”
From Project Gutenberg
The crux commissa is often called St Anthony’s cross, probably only because it resembles the crutch with which the great hermit is generally depicted.
From Project Gutenberg
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