patonce
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Compare French patte d’once (“paw of an ounce”).
Adjective
[edit]patonce (not comparable)
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]patonce (plural patonces)
- (heraldry) A cross whose four arms expand in curves from the centre, with floriated ends.
References
[edit]- “patonce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.