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saltire

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsæl.taɪə/Part of speech nounSorted aeilrstStarts with SEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a cross resembling the letter x, with diagonal bars of equal length

Word origin

From Middle English sawtoure, from Old French sautoir (“stile, saltire”) (compare French sautoir (“saltire”)), from sauter (“to jump, to leap”) + -oir (subject forming nouns denoting physical objects from verbs), from Latin saltāre (“to dance, to jump”) + -orium, -oria.

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