Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buttercross

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: but-ter-cross
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval times; fresh market produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.

Example Sentences

"The winning scorer is chaired back to Hallaton's ancient conical buttercross to sample the beer, after which competitors and onlookers continue the celebrations at the village's three pubs - […]."
"Another interesting structure in the town centre is the Buttercross, with its pitched roof supported on six circular stone columns."
"Pontefract's wide, irregular Market Place, thronged every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday with market stalls, is dominated by its Buttercross, a sturdy structure consisting of a stone roof supported by stone columns built in 1734 to shelter dairy traders and still today offering protection from the sun and rain."
"Just north of the village is a buttercross, or town market meeting place."

Etymology

From butter + cross.

Inflected Forms

buttercrosses (plural)

Questions

What does buttercross mean?: A type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from mediaeval times; fresh market produce was laid out and displayed on the circular stepped bases of the cross.
Where does buttercross come from?: From butter + cross.

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