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cross-bearer
[ kraws-bair-er, kros- ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cross-bearer1
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Example Sentences
Every recruit wore a red cross, and was called croisé,--cross-bearer; whence the name of the holy war.
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But the clamour of the multitude soon drowned the De Profundis of the cross-bearer.
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He was followed by the cross-bearer walking between two acolytes carrying lighted candles.
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Following the bier was the cross-bearer, holding the emblem so high it was half lost in the shadows.
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Another cross-bearer, behind whom came a gentleman carrying an instrument like a bedroom candlestick.
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