buttercross
buttercross noun: a type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval times; fresh market produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.
Noun
buttercross (plural buttercrosses)
- A type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval times; fresh market produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.
- The winning scorer is chaired back to Hallaton's ancient conical buttercross to sample the beer, after which competitors and onlookers continue the celebrations at the village's three pubs - […].1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214
- Another interesting structure in the town centre is the Buttercross, with its pitched roof supported on six circular stone columns.2011, Eric Newton, Lands End to John O'Groats with a Bus Pass and a Dog, AuthorHouse, page 68
Forms of buttercross
| plural | buttercrosses |
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Origin of buttercross
From butter + cross.
Questions about buttercross
- What does buttercross mean?
- Buttercross means a type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval times; fresh market produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.
- What part of speech is buttercross?
- Buttercross is a noun.
- What is the plural of buttercross?
- The plural of buttercross is buttercrosses.
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