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Dictionary of Vexillology: C (Cross Fitchy – Cross Moline)

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CROSS FITCHY
CROSS FIXED
CROSS FLEURY (FLORY, FLORETTY or FLEURONNY)
CROSS FLEURY ENGRAILED
CROSS FLEURY FITCHY
CROSS FLEURY GIRONNY
CROSS FORMÉE, (FORMÉ or FORMY)
CROSS FORMY ROUNDED
CROSS FOURCHÉ (FOURCHÉE, FOURCHY or FORCHY)
CROSS-FUSILLY
CROSS GRINGOLÉE
CROSS GYRONNY
CROSS HUMETTY
CROSS-LOZENGY
CROSS MALTESE
CROSS MOLINE

CROSS FITCHY

The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, and which may have plain or decorated ends, but whose vertical arm either comes to a point or has a point projecting below it – see cross of Santiago (also cross 2) and fitchy).

Flag of Cabeça Gorda, Portugal; Example; Flag of Bernissart, Belgium

Please note that, unless referring to a plain cross this term is always accompanied by a further description, for example a "cross crosslet fitchy".

CROSS FIXED

One heraldic term that covers a standard cross – see ‘cross 1)’.

Flag of Nijland, The Netherlands

CROSS FLEURY (FLORY, FLORETTY or FLEURONNY)

The alternative heraldic terms for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but whose ends are formed by fleur-de-lis – a fleur-de-lis or fleury cross, avis cross or cross of Calatrava (see also avis cross, cross 2), Dominican cross, fleur-de-lis and fleury plus cross of Calatrava).

Flag of Mafra; Arms of Glória; Flag of Cabeção, Portugal

CROSS FLEURY ENGRAILED

See ‘cross fleury’ (also ‘engrailed’).

Flag of Flintshire, Wales

CROSS FLEURY FITCHY

A term sometimes used for a cross of Santiago instead of the correct heraldic term Latin cross fleury fitchy – see ‘cross of Santiago’.

Flag of Azeitão, Portugal

CROSS FLEURY GIRONNY

The heraldic term for a Dominican cross – see ‘Dominican cross’.

Example; Flag of Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz, Spain

CROSS FORMÉE (FORMÉ or FORMY)

Alternative heraldic terms for a cross pattée – see ‘cross pattée’.

Civil Ensign, Guernsey

CROSS FORMY ROUNDED

A heraldic term for a rounded cross – see ‘rounded cross’.

Arms and Flag of Paços de Ferreira, Portugal

CROSS FOURCHÉ (FOURCHÉE, FOURCHY or FORCHY)

The heraldic term used when a cross (of whatever type) has forked ends – a cross fourchée or cross fourchy but see cross moline and forked cross (also cross of eight points 2), Maltese cross and fourché).

Flag of Frauenkappelen, Switzerland; Aircraft Marking 1941–44, Romania; Flag of Faido, Switzerland

Please note that, unless dealing with a Greek cross (a straight-sided cross with arms of equal length), this term should never be used alone, but always with the type involved – for example a "cross pattée fourché" or "Latin cross fourché" as illustrated above.

CROSS-FUSILLY

An alternative heraldic term for a cross clechee – see ‘cross-clechée’.

Flag of La Tallada d'Empordà, Spain

CROSS GRINGOLÉE

The French heraldic term that covers a snakehead cross – see ‘snakehead cross’.

Former Flag of Sittard, The Netherlands

CROSS GYRONNY

The heraldic term for a cross that may or may not extend to the edges of a shield, flag or panel, but is composed of two tinctures meeting at the centre point and alternating either side of the vertical and horizontal meridians (thus giving it a three-dimensional appearance) – a gyronny cross – see gyronny and compare with cross-counterchanged [☞ not to be confused with!] (also Dominican cross, faceted and tincture).

Flag of Safiental commune, Switzerland; Example; Flag of Studnice, Czechia

Notes
a) Unless describing a plain cross throughout, this term should always be accompanied by a further description, for example a "cross fleury gyronny couped".
b) A cross whose centre is obscured by a charge could be described as either a cross gyronny or a cross-counterchanged, however, the term ‘cross quartered’ has now come into use – see ‘cross quartered’.

CROSS HUMETTY

The heraldic term for a Greek cross – see ‘Greek cross 2)’ (also ‘cross-couped’).

National Ensign and Arms of Switzerland

CROSS-LOZENGY

An alternative heraldic term for a cross clechee – see ‘cross clechée’.

Arms and Flag of Verdal, Norway

CROSS MALTESE

The correct heraldic term for a Maltese cross – see ‘Maltese cross 1)’.

Flag and Arms of Hvozd, Czechia

CROSS MOLINE

The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but whose ends are split into two curved pieces – an anchor or moline cross, a cross recercelé or a cross anchory (see also cross 2), cross fourche, fourche and snakehead cross).

Flag of Houlle, France; Flag of Aalter, Belgium; Flag of Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Belgium

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