saltire
Americannoun
idioms
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per saltire, diagonally in both directions.
party per saltire.
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in saltire, (of charges) arranged in the form of a saltire.
noun
Etymology
Origin of saltire
1350–1400; Middle English sawtire < Middle French sautoir crossed jumping bar < Medieval Latin saltātōrium something pertaining to jumping; see saltant, -tory 2
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The saltire, which was long embraced by supporters of Scottish independence, has now been unfurled for a different cause.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Instead, as she did at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, she’d represent the saltire of Scotland — a nation with its own legal system and church.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
At Mississippi State University, students protested the flying of the Mississippi state flag, which includes the Confederate battle flag saltire.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2016
Shetland flags - blue and white like the Scottish saltire, but with a Scandinavian-style cross - flutter in the wind.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2015
See! a saltire within an orle is the private water-mark of Sergeant & Co.
From The Cab of the Sleeping Horse by John Reed Scott
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