tau cross

A cross in the form of a T. Also called Saint Anthony's cross.

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tau cross

(Heraldry) a cross shaped like the Greek letter tau. Also called: Saint Anthony's cross

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tau′ cross`

a T-shaped cross.

[1425–75]

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tau cross - cross resembling the Greek letter tau

St. Anthony's cross

Cross - a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

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Judith herself is depicted as a small, kneeling figure embracing the base of Christ's tau cross, but is nevertheless visually paralleled to Mary (Pierpont Morgan Library, MS M.709).