crosslet

crosslet

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman croiselette; alternatively, cross +‎ -let.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɒslət/

Noun

crosslet (plural crosslets)

1. (chiefly heraldry) A small cross with crossed arms.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.vi:

     Then Vna gan to aske, if ought he knew, / Or heard abroad of that her champion trew, / That in his armour bare a croslet red.

Anagrams

• corslets, costrels, croslets