SALTIRES

Noun

saltires

plural of saltire

Anagrams

• A-listers, Lasiters, Lassiter, Raelists, laserist, realists, saltiers, slaister

Source: Wiktionary


SALTIRE

Sal"tire, n. Etym: [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.] (Her.)

Definition: A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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