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crostarie
‖ crostarie Sc. (krɒˈstɑːrɪ) [a. Gaelic crostàraidh, cros-tàra, called also crann-tàra, -tàraidh the cross or beam of gathering.] The fire-cross or fiery cross, used in the Highlands of Scotland to summon the clans to a rendezvous.1685 Lond. Gaz. No. 2037/1 Argile commanded a Crostary to be dispatch... Oxford English Dictionary
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cross
▪ I. cross, n. (krɒs, krɔːs) Also crois, croice; corse: see below. [English has had several types of this word, derived by different channels from L. cruc-em (nom. crux, in late L. crucis, It. croce, Pr. crotz, Sp. cruz, OF. cruiz, croiz, later crois). The native name was OE. ród, rood; but in late ... Oxford English Dictionary
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