A cross (cross, n. 1), as an instrument of execution. Cf. crucifixion, n. 1a. Now only as in sense 3.
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > crucifixion > cross (5) roodOE A cross (cross, n. 1), as an instrument of execution. Cf. crucifixion, n. 1a. Now only as in sense 3. crossa1382 A kind of gibbet used by the ancients (and in later times by some non-Christian nations); a stake, generally with a transverse bar, on which they… cross-tree1626 Nautical (plural) Two horizontal cross-timbers supported by the cheeks and trestle-trees at the head of the lower and top masts, to sustain the… Subcategories:— arms of (1) — support for feet of crucified (1) |
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