单词 | redout |
释义 | † redoutadj. Heraldry. Obsolete. rare. As postmodifier. Designating a cross having each limb ending in a right-angled bend (i.e. a gammadion or swastika). Cf. cramponnee adj.Treated by heraldic writers as a variant of the cross potent in which each of the T-shaped arms is rebated on one side. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory i. v. 51/1 Some have called it a Cross Redout, from its resemblance to a Bulwark or Fortification so called. c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. II. at Redout The cross potent, rebated, is, by some writers, called a Cross Redout, from its resemblance to a bulwark, or fortification.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > see alsoalso refers to : red-outn. also refers to : red-outv. < adj.1688 see also |
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