SALTIRE

Meaning of SALTIRE in English

Pronunciation: ' so ̇ l- ˌ t ī (- ə )r, ' sal-

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English sautire, from Anglo-French sautour

Date: 14th century

: a heraldic charge consisting of a cross formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing in the center

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SALTIRE — noun Etymology: Middle English sautire, from Anglo-French sautour Date: 14th century a heraldic charge consisting of a cross formed by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SALTIRE — I. ˈsalˌtī(ə)r, ˈsȯl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sawturoure, sawtire, from Middle French saultoir, sautoir X-shaped animal barricade …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALTIRE — (v.) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.
Английский словарь Webster
SALTIRE — ( v. ) A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SALTIRE — /sal"tir, -tuyeur, sawl"-/ , n. Heraldry. 1. an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SALTIRE — n. St. Andrew's cross; cross with diagonal arms
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SALTIRE — noun Etymology: Middle English sautire, from Anglo-French sautour Date: 14th century : a heraldic charge consisting of a cross formed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SALTIRE — v a st. andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an x, one of the honorable ordinaries.
Webster English vocab
SALTIRE — [ 'saltʌɪə , 'sɔ:- ] ■ noun Heraldry a diagonal cross as a heraldic ordinary. Derivatives ~wise adverb Origin ME: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SALTIRE — [sal.tire] n [ME sautire, fr. MF saultoir X-shaped animal barricade that can be jumped over by people, saltire, fr. saulter …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALTIRE — saltire BrE AmE ˈsɔːlt a ɪ ‿ə ˈsɒlt- AmE \ -aɪ‿ ə r ˈsɑːlt- ▷ saltire|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SALTIRE — / ˈsæltaɪə(r); NAmE ; ˈsɔːl-/ (also ˌsaltire ˈcross ) noun 1. a cross in the shape of an X, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SALTIRE — n. Heraldry an ordinary formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing like a St Andrew's cross. øin saltire …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SALTIRE — n. Heraldry an ordinary formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing like a St Andrew's cross. in saltire …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SALTIRE — n. Heraldry an ordinary formed by a bend and a bend sinister crossing like a St Andrew's cross. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
SALTIRE — (геральдика) андреевский крест
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SALTIRE — Андреевский крест
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SALTIRE — n геральд. андреевский крест
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SALTIRE — (n) андреевский крест
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SALTIRE — n геральд. андреевский крест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SALTIRE — n геральд. андреевский крест
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SALTIRE — (геральдика) андреевский крест
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SALTIRE CROSS — noun : saltire
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN SALTIRE — phrasal : in position so as to suggest the form of a saltire: a. of a pair of heraldic bearings …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAUTOIR — sōˈtwär, -wȧ(r, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ also -wȯ(ə)r or -wȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French sautoir, saultoir saltire — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALTIREWISE — -ˌwīz adverb also sal·tire·ways -ˌwāz 1. : in saltire 2. : per saltire 3. : with the arms extending diagonally
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ECCLESIASTICAL HERALDRY — arms associated with the church's administrative and collegiate bodies. Abbeys, priories, and dioceses have their own arms, and high ecclesiastics …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCOTLAND, FLAG OF — flag of a constituent unit of the United Kingdom, flown subordinate to the Union Jack, that consists of a blue …
Britannica English vocabulary
JAMAICA, FLAG OF — national flag with two green and two black triangles separated by a yellow saltire (diagonal cross). The width-to-length ratio of …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLORIDA, FLAG OF — U.S. state flag consisting of a white field (background) with a red saltire (diagonal cross) and, in the centre, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
BURUNDI, FLAG OF — red and green national flag with a white saltire (diagonal cross) and a central white disk incorporating three large stars. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALABAMA, FLAG OF — U.S. state flag consisting of a white field with a red saltire (diagonal cross). During the Civil War (186165) an …
Britannica English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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