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tau cross

noun

  1. a T -shaped cross.


tau cross

noun

  1. a cross shaped like the Greek letter tau Also calledSaint Anthony's cross
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tau cross1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
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Example Sentences

The cross and ball, so frequently found on Egyptian figures, is a circle and the tau cross.

It is noticeable that the Christian flag bears the Tau Cross.

Another interesting form of the cross is the Tau-cross, so called because shaped like the Greek letter tau (T).

The figure found in the tau-cross was the symbol of eternal life with the ancient Egyptians.

There are also ruins of two churches (a monastery having been founded here by St. Columba), and a peculiar tau-cross.

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