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maltese cross

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
mal-te-se cross
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points

noun

A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae

noun

A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.

noun

Synonym of Geneva wheel.

Inflected Forms

Maltese crosses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

✠ cross pattée Iron Cross Victoria Cross cross flory cross crosslet cross moline see others

Synonyms

cross of Malta burning love dusky salmon flower of Bristol Jerusalem cross nonesuch Geneva wheel scarlet lychnis lychnis chalcedonica

Questions

What does maltese cross mean?
A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points

How to pronounce maltese cross

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