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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—N

Nine Crosses

Altar crosses, processional crosses, roods on lofts, reliquary crosses, consecration crosses, marking crosses, pectoral crosses, spire crosses, and crosses pendent over altars. (Pugin Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornaments.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Nine Crowns
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