Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The fiery cross which in old times formed the rallying-symbol in the Highlands of Scotland on any sudden emergency: so called because neglect of the symbol implied infamy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands of Scotland.

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  • noun historical A fiery cross used as a rallying signal in the Scottish Highlands.

Etymologies

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Gaelic.

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