christcross

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christcross - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Christcross \Christ"cross`\, n.
     1. The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or
        stamped on certain objects, -- sometimes as the sign of 12
        o'clock on a dial.
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              The fescue of the dial is upon the christcross of
              noon.                                 --Old Play.
                                                    Nares.
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     2. The beginning and the ending. [Obs.] --Quarles.
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