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Dictionary of Vexillology: C (Cross Fitchy - Cross Moline)

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CROSS FITCHY
The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, and which may have plain or decorated ends, but whose vertical arm either comes to a point or has a point projecting below it – see ‘cross of Santiago’ (also ‘cross 2)’ and ‘ fitchy’).

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Flag of Cabe�a Gorda, Portugal (fotw); Example; Flag of Bernissart, Belgium (fotw)

Please note that, unless referring to a plain cross this term is always accompanied by a further description, for example a �cross crosslet fitchy�.


CROSS FIXED
One heraldic term that covers a standard cross - see ‘cross 1)’.

fixed cross
Flag of Nijland, The Netherlands (fotw)


CROSS FLEURY (FLORY, FLORETTY or FLEURONNY)
The alternative heraldic terms for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but whose ends are formed by fleur-de-lis � a fleur-de-lis or fleury cross, avis cross or cross of Calatrava (see also �avis cross�, ‘cross 2)’, ‘Dominican cross’, ‘fleur-de-lis’ and ‘fleury’ plus ‘cross of Calatrava’).

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Flag of Mafra, Portugal (fotw); Arms of Gl�ria, Portugal (fotw); Flag of Cabe��o, Portugal (fotw)


CROSS FLEURY ENGRAILED
See ‘cross fleury’ (also ‘engrailed’.

Flintshire, Wales
Flag of Flintshire, Wales (fotw)


CROSS FLEURY FITCHY
A term sometimes used for a cross of Santiago instead of the correct heraldic term Latin cross fleury fitchy – see ‘cross of Santiago’.

cross fleury fitchy
Flag of Azeit�o, Portugal (fotw)


CROSS FLEURY GIRONNY
The heraldic term for a Dominican cross - see ‘Dominican cross’.

cross fleury gironny cross fleury gironny
Example; Flag of Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz, Spain (fotw)


CROSS FORMÉE (FORMÉ or FORMY)
Alternative heraldic terms for a cross patt�e - see ‘cross pattée’.

cross formee
Civil Ensign, Guernsey (fotw)


CROSS FORMY ROUNDED
A heraldic term for a rounded cross - see ‘rounded cross’.

cross formy rounded cross formy rounded
Arms and Flag of Pa�os de Ferreira, Portugal (fotw)


CROSS FOURCH� (FOURCHÉE, FOURCHY or FORCHY)
The heraldic term used when a cross (of whatever type) has forked ends � a cross fourchée or cross fourchy but see �cross moline� and �forked cross� (also �cross of eight points 2)�, �Maltese cross� and �fourché�).

cross fourche cross fourche cross fourche
Flag of Frauenkappelen, Switzerland (fotw); Aircraft Marking 1941 � 44, Romania (fotw); Flag of Faido, Switzerland (fotw)

Please note that, unless dealing with a Greek cross (a straight-sided cross with arms of equal length), this term should never be used alone, but always with the type involved � for example a �cross patt�e fourch� or �Latin cross fourch� as illustrated above.


CROSS-FUSILLY
An alternative heraldic term for a cross clechee - see ‘cross-clechée’.

cross-fusilly
Flag of La Tallada d'Empordà, Spain (fotw)


CROSS GRINGOLÉE
The French heraldic term that covers a snakehead cross - see ‘snakehead cross’.

cross gringolee
Former Flag of Sittard, The Netherlands (fotw)


CROSS GYRONNY
The heraldic term for a cross that may or may not extend to the edges of a shield, flag or panel, but is composed of two tinctures meeting at the centre point and alternating either side of the vertical and horizontal meridians (thus giving it a three-dimensional appearance) � a gyronny cross - see ‘gyronny’ and compare with ‘cross-counterchanged (also ‘Dominican cross’, ‘faceted’ and ‘tincture’).


Flag of Safiental commune, Switzerland (fotw); Example; Flag of Studnice, Czechia (fotw)

Notes
a) Unless describing a plain cross throughout, this term should always be accompanied by a further description, for example a �cross fleury gyronny couped�.
b) A cross whose centre is obscured by a charge could be described as either a cross gyronny or a cross-counterchanged, however, the term ‘cross quartered’ has now come into use - see ‘cross quartered’.


CROSS HUMETTY
The heraldic term for a Greek cross - see ‘Greek cross 2)’ (also ‘cross-couped’).

cross humetty cross humetty
National Ensign and Arms of Switzerland (fotw)


CROSS-LOZENGY
An alternative heraldic term for a cross clechee - see ‘cross clechée’.

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Arms and Flag of Verdal, Norway (fotw)


CROSS MALTESE
The correct heraldic term for a Maltese cross - see ‘Maltese cross 1)’.

maltese cross maltese cross
Flag and Arms of Hvozd, Czechia (fotw)


CROSS MOLINE
The heraldic term for a cross which does not usually extend to the edges of a shield, flag, canton or panel, but whose ends are split into two curved pieces � an anchor or moline cross or a cross anchory (see also ‘cross 2)�, �cross fourche�, �fourche� and �snakehead cross’).


Flag of Houlle, France (fotw); Flag of Aalter, Belgium (fotw); Flag of Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Belgium (fotw)


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