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Brit., XVIII. 457. crosier, crosiered. See crozier , croziered . croslet, n . See cro let1 , cro let2 . cro 1 (krôs), n. [The word appears in three different forms, all derived, through different channels, from the L. crux : (1) E. cro , kro = Sw. Dan. kors ; (2) ME. crois, croys, croice, croyce , croiz (see crois ), cruiz , mod. F. croix = Pr. cros, crotz (cited above) = Sp. Pg. cruz = It. croce; (3) E. crouch2 , crúc , dat. cruce , acc. (as L.) crūcem (rare, the reg. word being rod , rood: see rood ) , = OS. krūci = OFries. krioce , kriose , North Fries. krütz , East Fries. krüs , NFries. krjues = MD. krūce , D. kruis = MLG. kruze , kruse , kruce , LG. krüze , krüz (> Sw. krys = Dan. kryds ) = OHG. crūci, chrūci, chrūze , MHG. kriuze , G. kreuz ; all (and prob. also W. crog , a cro , = Gael. croich = Ir. croc , a cro , gibbet, with verb, W. crog i = Gael. croch = Ir. crochaim , hang, crucify) crúc- , with short vowel, later also with long, crūc- ), in IMG:content-1660.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] cla ical a gibbet, cro on which a criminals were hanged, hence (with adj. ma la, fem. of mal us , see evil: malum ), torture, tor ment; later esp. of the cro of Christ. L. crux ( cruc- ) is prob.related to E. crook : Greek letter T, tau ), or cro of St. Anthony. See further 4. Cro of Lorraine. 5. Patriarchal cro . under 6. St. Andrew's cro , or crux dec us sat a. 7. Greek cro , or cro of St. George, the na- Hence crook. ult. tional saint of England. 8. Papal cro . 9. crusadel, cru Cro nowy quadrant. 10. Maltese cro , the badge of the Knights of Malta. The eight points of this form of cro are said to sym II. sade2. Cf. cro 2, crozier , bolize the eight beatitudes (Mat. v.). Cro fourche. 12. Cro for my or patté. 13. etc. In some Cro potent, or Jerusalem cro . The four conjoined cro es are said to be symbolical of senses the displacement of the Old Testament by the the noun cro 1