Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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saltierwise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb (Her.) In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb heraldry In the form of a
saltire ; crossing diagonally.
Etymologies
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saltire + -wise
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Examples
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To the Badge _two swords saltirewise_ in the angles of the cross are added in the case of members of the Military Division.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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Circular bezel divided saltirewise into four triangular spaces filled alternately with red and yellow enamel
Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity [microform] 1770
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