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saltire

noun
🔊/ˈsɔːltaɪə(r)/, 🔊/ˈsæltaɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈsɔːltaɪər/, 🔊/ˈsæltaɪər/
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  1. [countable] a cross in the shape of an X, especially on a coat of arms or a flag X 形十字；（尤指盾徽或旗子上的）X 形十字图记
  2. the Saltire
     [singular] the flag of Scotland, which is a white saltire on a blue background （蓝底白斜十字的）苏格兰旗，苏格兰圣安德鲁旗
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French saultoir ‘stirrup cord, stile, saltire’, based on Latin saltare ‘to dance’.