Vocabulary : Crosiered to Cross-bearer
Crosiered : Bearing a crosier.Croslet : See Crosslet.
Cross : A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the execution of criminals. ;; The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom. ;; Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial; disappointment; opposition; misfortune. ;; A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also, that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general. ;; An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a central medallion with
Cross-armed : With arms crossed.
Cross-banded : A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface.
