christcross
christcross noun: the figure of a cross formerly placed before the alphabet in hornbooks.
Noun (1)
christcross (plural christcrosses)
- The figure of a cross formerly placed before the alphabet in hornbooks.
- Near-synonym: Christcross-row
- Synonyms:
- Christcross-row
- A crisscross symbol.
- Navy's white headstone, christcross in black.2000, Unattributed, Ravishing disunities : real ghazals in English, page 121
- Movement of the edge dislocation from the blue to the red dashed lines. Spins of blue open circles and christcrosses change into red ones. Circle: up spin, christcross: down spin, and line: charge stripe.2013, S. Sugai, Y. Takayanagi, N. Hayamizu, T. Muroi, R. Shiozaki, J. Nohara, K. Takenaka, K. Okazaki, Superconducting pairing and the pseudogap in nematic striped La2-xSrxCuO4, page 16
- A cross used as a signature mark by someone unable to write.
Noun (2) capitalized: Christcross
Christcross (plural Christcrosses)
- Alternative letter-case form of christcross.
Synonyms of christcross
Forms of christcross
| plural | christcrosses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Christcross |
| alternative form | christ-cross |
| plural | Christcrosses |
Phrases with christcross
Questions about christcross
- What does christcross mean?
- Christcross means the figure of a cross formerly placed before the alphabet in hornbooks.
- What part of speech is christcross?
- Christcross is a noun.
- What is the plural of christcross?
- The plural of christcross is christcrosses.
Words near christcross in the dictionary
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