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Definition of: Christ-cross
(kris′krôs′, -kros′) noun
1. The mark of the cross (+), formerly placed before the alphabet in hornbooks, before and after treatises, inscriptions, etc.
2. Brit. Dial. A mark or cross made by a person who cannot sign his name.
3. Obs. The alphabet; christ-cross-row. See CRISS-CROSS. [<Christ's cross]
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