Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

christcross

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: christcross
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The figure of a cross formerly placed before the alphabet in hornbooks.

Archaic

noun

A crisscross symbol.

noun

A cross used as a signature mark by someone unable to write.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of christcross.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: Christcross-row"
"Navy's white headstone, christcross in black."
"Movement of the edge dislocation from the blue to the red dashed lines. Spins of blue open circles and christcrosses change into red ones. Circle: up spin, christcross: down spin, and line: charge stripe."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

christcrosses (plural) christ-cross (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

crisscross

Synonyms

Christcross-row

Questions

What does christcross mean?: The figure of a cross formerly placed before the alphabet in hornbooks.

How to pronounce christcross

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