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buttercrosses

buttercrosses is the plural of buttercross.

Meaning of buttercross

Noun

buttercross (plural buttercrosses)

  1. 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

Questions about buttercrosses

What is buttercrosses the plural of?
Buttercrosses is the plural of buttercross.

Words near buttercrosses in the dictionary

  1. Buttercrambe
  2. Buttercrambe with Bossall
  3. buttercream
  4. buttercreams
  5. buttercross
  6. buttercrosses
  7. buttercrunch
  8. buttercup
  9. buttercup anemone
  10. buttercup anemones
  11. buttercup squash

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