Saltire

created by Webster 1913

(thing) by Gritchka (2.5 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Jan 27 2001 at 13:49:21

Although the X-shaped emblem of St Andrew is always called a cross, it is termed a 'saltire' in heraldry, and is not a kind of heraldic cross. So it does not partake of all the ornate variations that the cross has, but is much more like a simple figure such as a chevron or a bend. It is naturally very common in Scottish arms.

A field divided into four parts by an X-shaped line is described as 'per saltire' or 'party per saltire'.

A saltire where each diagonal consists of two narrow bands interwoven with the other diagonal is termed a 'saltire parted and fretty'.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:50:12

Sal"tire (?), n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See Saltatory, Sally, v.] Her.

A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of the honorable ordinaries.

printable version
chaos

Remnants of the confederate battle flag in current state flags	Scottish Flag	Decussate	St Andrew's Cross
Order of the Thistle	Saltirewise	ikurrina	Scottish
ordinary	Scotland	Saltier	Union Flag
Union Jack	Take now your son, your only son, Isaac	heraldry	cross
Picric

Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.

Login
Password

remember me
password reminder
register

Everything2 Help

Drink up!
Virginity Pledge
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Valerie Solanas
They hit each other, like fucking Christ intended!
George Clinton
Jesus driving out the Temple moneychangers
Seinfeld Episode 174
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
house centipede
Ernest Hemingway
Bill Finger
Mountain Dew
This heart that lives in winter

antigravpussy
One fly amongst many	(person)
sam512
Moon Base Shackleton, 1978	(fiction)
Pavlovna
toy boy	(person)
XWiz
tear jerker	(review)
Heitah
Anarchy is Order	(idea)
jessicaj
July 26, 2008	(dream)
Berek
ABBA	(person)
devolution
k-hole	(place)
Nadine_2
The Sound Of Madness	(review)
Twin Eclipse
Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue	(idea)
SwimmingMonkey
Conversations with Fo Fo, the Loneliest dog in Purgatory	(fiction)
locke baron
lynx	(thing)
Simulacron3
Reality, Dimensions and the Natural Ontology	(essay)
SubSane
Making Love to a 9-Foot Woman	(person)
Ouzo
Thoughts	(idea)

This affordable entertainment brought to you by The Everything Development Company