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saltire
[ sal-teer, -tahyuhr, sawl- ]
noun
- an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
saltire
/ ˈ²õɔ˱ôËŒ³Ù²¹ÉªÉ™ /
noun
- heraldry an ordinary consisting of a diagonal cross on a shield
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of saltire1
Idioms and Phrases
- in saltire, (of charges) arranged in the form of a saltire.
- per saltire, diagonally in both directions:
party per saltire.
Example Sentences
Despite the short list of names to go from Scotland to America's most popular sport, the saltire has been flown at the Super Bowl.
The ring has a rectangular bezel which is decorated with a central raised panel design with two cross saltires formed from two inside lines and a transverse line forming an open V shape.
Despite logistical, financial and moral concerns, saltires and kilts have been spotted at the Fifa tournament.
The Scottish government has stopped using an inverted saltire on its Covid briefing backdrop because it is similar to the Russian naval flag.
Instead, as she did at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, she’d represent the saltire of Scotland — a nation with its own legal system and church.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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