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1913
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Crosslet
Cross′let
(-lEt)
,
Noun.
[Dim. of
cross
.]
1.
A small cross.
Spenser.
2.
[Cf. OF.
croisel
crucible, and
E
.
Cresset
.]
A crucible.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Cross′let
,
Adj.
(Her.)
Crossed again; – said of a cross the arms of which are crossed. See
Cross-crosslet
.
Definition
2024
crosslet
crosslet
English
Noun
crosslet
(
plural
crosslets
)
(
chiefly
heraldry
)
A small
cross
with crossed arms.
1590
, Edmund Spenser,
The Faerie Queene
, I.vi:
Then Vna gan to aske, if ought he knew, / Or heard abroad of that her champion trew, / That in his armour bare a
croslet
red.
Anagrams
corslets
Etymology
From
Anglo-Norman
croiselette
; alternatively,
cross
+
-let
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈkɹɒslət/
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