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Over 500 distinctive types of  cross
                               granted  today  but  is  frequently
                               found  in  earlier  grants  of  arrns.  It  have  appeared  in  Heraldry  and
                               is  represented  by  a silver gilt circlet  there  has  been  great  confusion
                               chased  as if  gernmed.  but  with  no  amongst  the  various  writers  on  the
                               actual  jewels,  surmounted  by  four  speciûc types which bear Iittle differ-
                               slrawkrry leaves, of  which one and  ence  one £rom another.
                               two halves are visible to the viewer
                                                                  It  is  not  proposed  to  set  out  al1
                               and  between  each  pair  of  leaves  the types  of  cross  but  a  few  of  the
                               stands  a  small  silver  gilt  protuber-  more  important  should  be  readily
                               ance fully surrounded  by nine small  recognisable  to  the  student  of
                               circlets.
                                                                   1. Tau  cross.  This  is  probably
                               Cmt Wreatb - An alternative name  the  oldest  cross  on  record  as  it
                               for  the  wreath  or  torse  (q.v.).
                                                                 appeared  in  many  countries  as  a
                                                                 symbol  during  the  Stone  age.  It is
                               Crested - An expression  used  when  shaped  like  a  T but  with  the  two
                                                                ends  of  the  transverse  arm  slightly
                               the crest of  a bird  is  referred  to.
                                                                raid.
                               Crined - An  expression  used  with
                               reference  to  the  hair  of  a  human
                               being  or  the  mane  of  a  horse  or
                               unicorn  when of  a different tincture
                               from their bodies.
                               Crosier,  Crozier  -  Refers  to  the
                               crook  of  a  bishop  which  may
                               appear as a charge or in connection
                               u~ith the  arms of  a See.
                                                                            Tau  Cross
                               Cross  - A  cross  may  be  used  in
                                                                  2.  Cross  botonné  or  treflé.  An
                               Heraldry  both  as  an  ordinary  in
                               which case it is a plain cross (which  ordinary  cooped  cross  with  three
                               may  be  subject  to  the  lines  of  rounded  knobs at  the  end of  each
                               decoration but which always reaches  am.
                               the  sides  of  the  shield)  or  it  may
                               appear  as  a  charge  in  one  of  its
                               many forms.
                                      Cross  as  an  Ordinary   Heraldry.   Cross Botonne
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