| 单词 | tau cross |
| 释义 | > as lemmastau cross tau cross n. (also cross tau) a T-shaped cross, in which the horizontal bar lies on top of the upright; cf. sense 1a.This form of cross, also known as the crux commissa, is particularly associated with St Anthony the Great of Egypt (cf. cross of St. Anthony n. at cross n. 18a). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > cross > St. Anthony's tauOE tau cross1474 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [noun] > tau cross tau cross1474 headless cross1483 cross commisse1688 tau1704 1474 Will of Ld. Mountioye (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/6) f. 132 (MED) A Tayewe crosse. 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory f. 60v Ouer all a crosse Taue Azure. 1675 W. Dugdale Baronage Eng. I. 520/1 The Gown to be marked with a Tayewe cross of Red. 1796 R. Gough Sepulchral Monuments Great Brit. II. Introd. p. ccxxxiii* Anthony has a rosary on his mantle, a tau cross, or staff of that form from his girdle. 1888 F. G. Lee in Archaeologia 51 356 There are..no less than five heads of tau-crosses preserved in the South Kensington Museum. 1927 S. Lewis Elmer Gantry xii. 185 She was fantastic in a robe of deep crimson adorned with golden stars and crescents, swastikas and tau crosses. 2012 Church Times 20 Jan. 28/5 The Anthony or Tau cross is commonly associated in art with Franciscans. < as lemmas |
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