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1.
cros
n.
251 quotations in 12 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A cross for crucifixion, a gibbet; (b) the cross of Christ;
holi cros
;
Exaltacioun of the cros
, a feast, Sept. 14;
feste of the holi cros
, feast of the Invention of the Cross, May 3; (c)
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