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tau cross

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noun

a T-shaped cross.

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Nearby words

tattva, tatty, tatum, tatung, tau, tau cross, tau lepton, tau neutrino, tau particle, taubaté, tauber

Origin of tau cross

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Also called St. Anthony's cross.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for tau cross

  • The figure found in the tau-cross was the symbol of eternal life with the ancient Egyptians.

    The Worship of the Church|Jacob A. Regester

  • Another interesting form of the cross is the Tau-cross, so called because shaped like the Greek letter tau (T).

    The Worship of the Church|Jacob A. Regester

  • Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, is represented on his great seal with a short staff, with a tau-cross or crutch head.

    Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts

British Dictionary definitions for tau cross

tau cross

noun

a cross shaped like the Greek letter tauAlso called: Saint Anthony's cross
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