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Maltese cross
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Maltese cross
n.
A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points.

Maltese cross
n
1. (History / Heraldry) a cross with triangular arms that taper towards the centre, sometimes having indented outer sides: formerly worn by the Knights of Malta
2. (Performing Arts) (in a film projector) a cam mechanism of this shape that produces intermittent motion
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Noun1.Maltese cross - Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal headsmaltese cross - Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
lychnis, catchfly - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
2.Maltese cross - a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the centerMaltese cross - a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center
Cross - a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
Translations
Maltese cross
nMalteserkreuz nt
Maltese cross ncroce di Malta


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