A heraldic or architectural term referring to a cross or crossed design, from French.
From Old French 'crois' (cross), derived from Latin 'crux.' Used in English heraldry and architecture to describe cross motifs or cross-shaped designs.
In heraldry, 'crois' appears in terms like 'croix' and 'croisé'—and these French-origin heraldic terms never got fully Anglicized because heraldry was always an elite, French-influenced practice among nobility.
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