crosslet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɒslət/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English crosselet, from Anglo-Norman croiselette; alternatively, cross + -let.
Meanings
-
A small cross with crossed arms.
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.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crosslets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |