patonce

English

Etymology

Compare French patte d'once (“paw of an ounce”).

Adjective

patonce (not comparable)

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

Noun

patonce (plural patonces)

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

References
  • patonce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams
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