patonce

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English[edit]

A cross patonce.

Etymology[edit]

Compare French patte d’once (paw of an ounce).

Adjective[edit]

patonce (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; said of a cross.

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Noun[edit]

patonce (plural patonces)

  1. (heraldry) A cross whose four arms expand in curves from the centre, with floriated ends.

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