St. Anthony's cross

noun

tau cross.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of St. Anthony's cross¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

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Drury bore “Silver a chief vert with a St Anthony’s cross gold between two golden molets, pierced gules.”

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The crux commissa is often called St Anthony’s cross, probably only because it resembles the crutch with which the great hermit is generally depicted.

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Stans Stanton

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