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fiery cross
- a wooden cross with charred or bloody ends, used by ancient Scottish clans as a signal calling men to battle
- ☆ a burning cross, used by the Ku Klux Klan as an emblem or to inspire terror
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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