papal cross

papal cross

noun

Definition of PAPAL CROSS

: a figure of a cross having a long upright shaft and three crossbars with the longest at or somewhat above its middle and the two other successively shorter crossbars above the longest one — see cross illustration

First Known Use of PAPAL CROSS

circa 1889

Rhymes with PAPAL CROSS

albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, put across, reindeer moss, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, Spanish moss, underboss