Maltese cross

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Maltese cross

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

Maltese cross

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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Noun	1.	maltese cross - Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads Lychins chalcedonica, scarlet lychnis 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 center Cross - a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

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Maltese cross

n → Malteserkreuz nt

Maltese cross n → croce di Malta

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