BÂTONS ROMPUS

Meaning of BÂTONS ROMPUS in English

bätōⁿrōⁿpu̅e̅, ba- noun plural

Etymology: French, broken sticks

: the short straight billets or portions of molding usually of rounded section forming the zigzag molding in Romanesque architecture

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WANDS — one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others. → wand
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