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Definition of Maltese cross
1. Noun. Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.
2. Noun. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center.
Definition of Maltese cross
1. Noun. A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points ¹
2. Noun. A flowering plant ''Lychnis chalcedonica'' of the family ''Caryophyllaceae'' ¹
3. Noun. (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche. ¹
4. Noun. A Geneva wheel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maltese Cross
Literary usage of Maltese cross
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1817)
"Order of the maltese cross—Minerals of Count Golovkin — Pictures — Antiquities —
Shells— Gallery of Galitzin—Library of ..."
2. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1816)
"Order of tke maltese cross—Minerals of Count Golovkin —Pictures—Antiquities—Shells—Gallery
of Galitzin Library of Bo ..."
3. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1903)
"(7) JL maltese cross. A Greek cross ^^ narrowing towards the centre, with two
points at each extremity. The Teutonic knights wore a black maltese cross. ..."
4. Decorative Heraldry: A Practical Handbook of Its Artistic Treatment by George William Eve (1908)
"The maltese cross, the badge of the Knights Templars and of the Hospitallers of St.
John of Jerusalem, is similar, but has its points emphasized by ..."
5. Valladolid, Oviedo, Segovia, Zamora, Avil, & Zaragoza: An Historical by Albert Frederick Calvert (1908)
"This precious relic is in the shape of a maltese cross, is set with gems en
cabochon, and encrusted with gilt filigree- work. ..."
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