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- noun Plural form of
crosslet .
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Examples
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The crosslets were the arms of Jerusalem, of which the counts of Anjou called themselves kings; but to what period all these sculptures belong it is difficult to say.
Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre Louisa Stuart Costello 1834
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Leyburne families -- _argent, 6 cross crosslets fitchée 3, 2 and 1 on a chief azure, two mullets or_.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving Grace Christie
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Arg, 3 flowres de lize between 6 crosse crosslets, Hillary fitchy sa. a border G.Arg. a playne crosse G.G. a playne cross arg
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter
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In the spandrels above the great four-centred arch are two coats of arms, one with the keys and crosslets, the other with swords and crosses.
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See W.D. Sweeting
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The arms are a fess between four crosslets with a crescent for difference.
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The five crosses are large and deeply cut, and are in the form of cross-crosslets.
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See W.D. Sweeting
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The shield of barry wavy contains three crosslets, the peculiar sign of the cathedral.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 Various
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Semé de cross crosslets fitchy, and a lion rampant, double queue ...
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832 Various
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The slab of the altar is inlaid with five crosslets, representing the five wounds, and the symbol "I.H. S."
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 Various
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Between these romped occasional mythical animals, and, when mythology and heraldry had run short, the Church had not been forgotten, for crosslets-ancred stood cheek-by-jowl in mild confusion with the keys of St. Peter and the Cross of St. John of Jerusalem.
Final Curtain Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1935
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