cross moline

English

A cross moline

Noun

cross moline (plural crosses moline)

1. (heraldry) A cross that has four equal-length arms with forked tips, so that it resembles a moline.

   Synonym: moline cross (less common)

   Hypernym: cross

   Coordinate terms: cross flory, cross pattée

Usage notes

• In the past, sometimes alternatively pluralized crosses molines.