Maltese cross

An example of a Maltese cross.

noun

The definition of a Maltese cross is the symbol for a Christian order known as the Knights Hospitaller that was established in the mid 16th century in Malta by Charles V of Spain.

An example of a Maltese cross is a cross with four equal arms that look like four v-shaped arrowheads joined at their points.

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Maltese cross

a cross whose arms look like arrowheads pointing inward
a perennial garden flower (Lychnis chalcedonica) of the pink family, having brilliant-red flowers with five heart-shaped lobes

Origin of Maltese cross

from its use as an emblem by the medieval Knights of Malta: see Hospitaler

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Maltese cross

noun

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

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Noun

(plural Maltese crosses)

A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica of the family Caryophyllaceae
(gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
A Geneva wheel.

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