[ 'pateɪ , -ti ]
■ adjective [ postposition ] Heraldry (of a cross) having almost triangular arms, very narrow at the centre and broadening to squared ends.
Origin
C15: from Fr., from patte 'paw'.
[ 'pateɪ , -ti ]
■ adjective [ postposition ] Heraldry (of a cross) having almost triangular arms, very narrow at the centre and broadening to squared ends.
Origin
C15: from Fr., from patte 'paw'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004