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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
Noun
a cross with triangular arms that taper towards the centre, sometimes with the outer sides curving in
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Noun1.Maltese crossmaltese 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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They, with two others below, formed the revolving Maltese cross of the reaping-machine, which had been brought to the field on the previous evening to be ready for operations this day.
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