| 单词 | irish cross |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIrish cross Irish cross n. (a) a cross having a ring encircling the intersection of the vertical and horizontal beams; = Celtic cross n. at Celtic adj. and n. Compounds 1; (b) Heraldry (esp. with reference to the Union flag) = cross of St. Patrick n. at cross n. 18a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [noun] > other types of cross potencec1460 cross patonce1562 entrailed1562 Avellan1610 Greek cross1725 Latin cross1797 pendall?1828 spindle cross1828 Irish cross1832 cross patée1844 Celtic cross1857 Teutonic cross1882 1832 T. Cromwell Druid Notes 141 All the very curious, and often elegant, Irish Crosses. 1857 W. R. Wilde Descriptive Catal. Antiq. Mus. Royal Irish Acad. 107 The ancient Irish cross, carved in relief, the arms of which are enclosed within a circle. 1858 E. Davenport Jamie's Questions 84 ‘Will you help me to make the flag, mama?’ ‘Yes, my dear boy; the Irish cross should be transposed so as to show more of St. Andrew's cross.’ 1955 Seanchas Ardmhacha 1 ii. 108 The general components of an Irish cross are the base, or pedestal, the shaft with a transom and..a ring. 1965 C. Pama Lions & Virgins v. 44 The two saltires of St. Andrew and St. Patrick... The Scottish cross became one tenth of the breadth of the flag and the Irish cross only one fifteenth. 2002 G. F. Snyder Irish Jesus 15 This interest in the sun continued into the culture of the insular Celts to the point that the distinguishing mark of an Irish cross is the circle (sun) around the crossbars or spokes. < as lemmas |
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