| 单词 | cross commisse |
| 释义 | > as lemmascross commisse Of a cross: having the form of a tau; T-shaped. Cf. tau cross n. at tau n. Compounds 3. Only in cross commisse. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [noun] > tau cross tau cross1474 headless cross1483 cross commisse1688 tau1704 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory i. v. 51/2 This [sc. the cross Tau] is termed the Cross Commisse, being a token of Absolution, especially when the Malefactor hath it stamped on the hand. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 408/1 T..is used for the Cross Commiss, or Cross Tau, vulgarly called Saint Anthonies Cross. 1830 T. Robson Brit. Herald III. Index Cross commisse, the cross-tau mentioned by the Prophet Ezekiel. 1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 178 It [sc. the cross tau] is called cross commisse by some heraldic writers, with a somewhat fanciful allusion to Ezekiel, chap. ix. ver. 4, or as representing the token of absolution with which malefactors are said to have been stamped on the hand. [Also in later dictionaries.] < as lemmas |
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