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buttercross

noun

Etymology

From butter + cross.

  1. derived from crux
  2. derived from cros
  3. derived from kross
  4. inherited from cros — “rood, cross”
  5. inherited from cross
  6. compounded as buttercross — “butter + cross”

Definitions

  1. A type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval…

    A type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval times; fresh market produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.

    • The winning scorer is chaired back to Hallaton's ancient conical buttercross to sample the beer, after which competitors and onlookers continue the celebrations at the village's three pubs - […].
    • Another interesting structure in the town centre is the Buttercross, with its pitched roof supported on six circular stone columns.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA