A piece of wood, charred and dipped in blood, used among Scottish clans as a signal to summon men to arms. Cf. fiery cross, n. 1, crostarie, n.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > call to arms > by symbol (7) fire cross1523 A piece of wood, charred and dipped in blood, used among Scottish clans as a signal to summon men to arms. Cf. fiery cross, n. 1, crostarie, n. fiery cross1587 A piece of wood, charred and dipped in blood, used among Scottish clans as a signal to summon men to arms; = fire cross, n. Cf. crostarie, n. Now… crostarie1685 The fire cross, n. or fiery cross, n., used in the Highlands of Scotland to summon the clans to a rendezvous. war-kettle1754 Among North American Indians, a kettle which was set on the fire as a part of the ceremony of inaugurating a war; also figurative. war-hatchet1760 a hatchet used by the North American Indians to symbolize the declaration or cessation of hostilities (see quots. and cf. hatchet, n. phrases 1a). war-post1826 a post into which North American Indians strike the war-hatchet. war-arrow1865 (= Old Norse her-ǫr), an arrow split into segments which are sent out by a chief as a call to arms. |
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