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Latin cross

NOUN
  1. a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others

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  • A Latin cross having two horizontal bars, of which the upper is the shorter.
  • The floor plan is modeled after the Latin cross.
  • Here is a stone, tall, well-proportioned cathedral, with western towers and spires, built on classic Latin cross plan.
  • Inside, the church is the shape of the Latin cross, with a plethora of side chapels.
  • The cruciform pattern on Latin cross plan was retained, with much lower vaults than on the Continent.
  • Some of them wear round steel caps, but the majority are civilians with here and there a monk, the latter by the Latin cross at his girdle an _azymite_. The Prince of India — Volume 02
  • The upright portion of the cross (or stipes) could have the crossarm (or patibulum) attached two or three feet below it's top (this is what we commonly think of today as the classic form of the cross, the one which we have later named the Latin cross). The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category -
  • The cruciform pattern on Latin cross plan was retained, with much lower vaults than on the Continent.
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