English Explanatory Dictionary

Maltese cross

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
  2. A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae
  3. A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
  4. Synonym of Geneva wheel.

Word forms

Maltese cross Maltese crosses

Synonyms

cross of Malta burning love dusky salmon flower of Bristol Jerusalem cross nonesuch Geneva wheel

Related words

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