saltire
Heraldic X shape
A saltire is a diagonal cross shaped like an X, formed by two bands crossing at their centers.
The term appears primarily in heraldry, where it's one of the basic charges on a coat of arms.
The Scottish flag features a white saltire on a blue field, representing Saint Andrew's cross: The saltire flew above Edinburgh Castle.
Slanting line or path
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- interlaceWeave elements together
overlay · geometric · symmetric · multiplication sign · chiasmus
Northern British nation
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
Glasgow · kilt · clan · thistle · Scots · Gaelic · loch · whisky
Looped Egyptian vitality symbol
- tauGreek nineteenth letter
- Celtic crossRinged Christian symbol
- Latin crossCross with extended bottom
- Greek crossCross with equal arms
potent · patriarchal · voided
escutcheon
Shield bearing heraldry
bend · canton · quarter · argent · sable · or · azure · vert · tincture · coat of arms
banner
Displayed strip with message
fly · pole · emblem · standard · jack · field · canton · colors · bunting · pennant
diagonal
Slanting line or path
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
interlace · overlay · geometric · symmetric · multiplication sign · chiasmus
Scotland
Northern British nation
Edinburgh · Glasgow · kilt · clan · thistle · Scots · Gaelic · loch · whisky · ceilidh
ankh
Looped Egyptian vitality symbol
- tauGreek nineteenth letter
- Celtic crossRinged Christian symbol
- Latin crossCross with extended bottom
Greek cross · potent · patriarchal · voided
- ScotlandGlasgow, Edinburgh, Highlands, whisky, bagpipes
- flag elementsstripes, stars, crosses, crescents, tricolor
- Scottish motifstartan, Celtic knot, clan tartan, rampant lion, Celtic cross
- shield designscoat of arms, crest, chevron, field, charge
- blue and whiteDelftware, Wedgwood, cobalt blue, navy and white, toile
- X shapescrossbones, crisscross, multiplication sign, intersecting lines, chiasm
- salting awayStoring for future use
- salting meatSodium preservation of flesh
- salting roadsApplying de-icer to pavement
- salting the mineFraudulently enriching barren ground