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Lorraine|lɒˈreɪn|
The name of a province in NE. France used attrib. in Lorraine cross = cross of Lorraine (cross n. 18). Also cross Lorrain(e).
1830T. Robson Brit. Herald III. Gloss., Cross patriarchal or double cross, (French, croix double) composed of one piece in pale, and two transverse horizontal pieces... But French heralds form their cross patriarchal somewhat different, and often call it a cross Lorrain. 1894Gough & Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry 173 It is often blazoned as a cross Lorraine. 1920Webster, Lorraine cross. 1970Guardian 13 Nov. 1/1 Lorraine crosses, the symbol of the Gaullist Resistance. |