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from The Century Dictionary.

  • See saltierwise.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb (Her.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center.

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  • adverb heraldry In the form of a saltire; crossing diagonally.

Etymologies

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saltire +‎ -wise

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