- 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’).
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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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