See Also: saltire(dictionary)

saltire (iou)



saltire noun. Also saltier. LME.
[Old French saut(e)our, sau(l)toir stirrup cord, stile with crosspiece, saltire, from medieval Latin saltatorium use as noun of neut. of Latin saltatorius SALTATORY.]
Heraldry. An ordinary in the form of an -shaped or St Andrew's cross; a cross of this shape.
in saltire diagonally crossed, arranged in an -shape. per saltire divided into four by two crossed diagonal lines.
saltireways adverb = saltirewise M16.
saltirewise adverb in the form or manner of a saltire, in saltire E18.