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ALL meanings of maltese cross

Mal·tese cross
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  • noun maltese cross a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward. 1
  • noun maltese cross scarlet lychnis. 1
  • noun maltese cross 8-pointed symbol of Malta 1
  • noun maltese cross a cross with triangular arms that taper towards the centre, sometimes having indented outer sides: formerly worn by the Knights of Malta 0
  • noun maltese cross (in a film projector) a cam mechanism of this shape that produces intermittent motion 0
  • noun maltese cross a cross whose arms look like arrowheads pointing inward 0
  • noun maltese cross a perennial garden flower (Lychnis chalcedonica) of the pink family, having brilliant red five-parted flowers 0
  • noun maltese cross A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points. 0
  • noun maltese cross A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica of the family Caryophyllaceae. 0
  • noun maltese cross (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche. 0
  • noun maltese cross A Geneva wheel. 0
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