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English word cross comes from Latin crux, Old Irish (to 900) cros
crux (Latin)
(derogatory) gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged. (figuratively) torture; misery. Wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross.
cros (Old Irish)
kross (Old Norse)
cros (Old English)
cros (Middle English)
cross (English)
(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.. (Christianity) A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.. (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.. (biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross- [...]