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(Encyclopedia) International Red Cross: see Red Cross.American Red Cross
(Encyclopedia) American Red Cross: see Red Cross.The Devil's Dictionary: Cross
by Ambrose Bierce CRITICCUI BONO?CROSS -n. An ancient religious symbol erroneously supposed to owe its significance to the most solemn event in the history of Christianity, but really…Brewer's: Charing Cross
Not from chère reine, in honour of Eleanor, the dear wife of Edward I., but la chère reine (the Blessed Virgin). Hence, in the Close Roll, Richard II, part I (1382), we read that the…Brewer's: Cross as a Bear
or Cross as a bear with a sore head. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cross as the TongsCross and Pile A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…Brewer's: Cross as the Tongs
The reference is to tongs which open like a pair of scissors. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cross as Two SticksCross as a Bear A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Cross and Ball
so universally marked on Egyptian figures, is a circle and the letter T. The circle signifies the eternal preserver of the world, and the T is the monogram of Thoth, the Egyptian Mercury,…Brewer's: Cross Buns
(See Buns.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Cross-grainedCross A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Brewer's: Cross-grained
Patchy, ill-tempered, self-willed. Wood must be worked with the grain; when the grain crosses we get a knot or curling, which is hard to work uniform. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: Cross Man
(A). Not straightforward; ungain; not honest. “The storekeepers know who are their best customers, the square people or the cross ones.” —Boldrewood: Robbery Under Arms, chap. xvii.…Trending
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