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Or, a cross, gules. THE CROSS ... as its name imports, was the distinguishing badge of the Crusaders, in its simplest form. It was merely two pieces of list or riband of the same length, crossing each other at right angles. The colour of the riband or list denoted the nation to which the Crusader belonged. The cross is an honourable ordinary, occupying one fifth of the shield when not charged, but if charged, one third. -Hall, 1862

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shield, OR, heraldry, coat of arms, Chevron, gules, base, escutcheon, interlaced, ordinary, honorable ordinary, chevronel, couple close, couple-close, three couple-closes

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Heraldry, Ordinaries

Source

Hall, Arthur The Manual of Heraldry (London, England: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1862)

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