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    sal·tire
    [ˈsôlˌtī(ə)r, ˈsälˌtī(ə)r, ˈsalˌtī(ə)r]
    noun
    heraldry
    saltire (noun) · saltires (plural noun)
    1. another term for St. Andrew's Cross
      • (of a design) incorporating a motif based on a saltire cross:
        "a saltire design" · "a mosaic with a saltire arrangement"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French saultoir ‘stirrup cord, stile, saltire’, based on Latin saltare ‘to dance’.
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    Saltire - Wikipedia

    A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross. The word comes from the Middle French sautoir, Medieval Latin saltatoria ("stirrup"). From its use as field sign, the saltire came to be used in a number of flags, in the 16th century for Scotland … See more

    The saltire is important both in heraldry, being found in many coats of arms, and in vexillology, being found as the dominant feature of multiple flags. See more

    The diagonal cross (decussate cross) or X mark is called "saltire" in heraldic and vexillological contexts.
    A black diagonal cross was used in an old European Union standard as the hazard symbol for irritants (Xi) or harmful chemicals (Xn). It … See more

    Anne Roes (1937) identifies a design consisting of two crossing diagonal lines in a rectangle, sometimes with four dots or balls in the four quarters, as an emblem or vexillum (standard) of See more

    Coats of arms
    • Gules a saltire argent (Neville)
    • Azure a saltire or (Saint Alban's Cross, St Albans 1634)
    • Argent … See more

    • Media related to Saint Andrew's crosses at Wikimedia Commons See more

     
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