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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cros, Cross(e, n. [e.m.E. and ME. crosse, ME. and OE. cros, ON. kross. Cf. Cors n.² and Crose.Early examples of the form occur in place-names, as Crossrigeflat (c 1220), Crosflatte (c 1320), Crosdikis (1456).]

1. The (or a) cross. c1450 Craft of Deyng 92.
The pocy of the cros schawis the mercy of Crist 1498 Acta Conc. II. 139.
The feist of Beltane … callit the Invencione of the Haly Cros 1503 Lanark B. Rec. 14.
For the futyn off the cros to Corpus Christi play, iij d. 1529 Stirling B. Rec. I. 36.
At the fest of the Inventioun of the Cros callit Beltane c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5573.
In his presens thare sal be borne The signis of cros, and croun of thorne

2. A town-cross or market-cross. 1529 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 5.
To bring thar caldrone or kettellis to the cros and ding thame throw with ane puncione a1578 Pitsc. II. 184/6.
My lord Lyndesay … was maid schereff thairof at the marcat cros of Cowper 1634 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 24.
That the haill auld actis and statutis … be proclamit vpoun Monday nixttocum vpoun the cros

3. A cross-sail. 1513 Doug. iv. viii. 21 (Sm.).
The marynaris glaid layis thair schippis onder cros [: los] Ib. v. xiv. 4 (Bann.).
Heys heich the cros, he bad, … And fessyn bonnettis beneith the mayn sail down