Maltese cross
English
Maltese cross
Noun
Maltese cross (plural Maltese crosses)
- A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
- A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica of the family Caryophyllaceae
- (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
- A Geneva wheel.
Synonyms
- (Lychnis chalcedonica): burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross, nonesuch
Translations
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