cross-piece
131Invention of the cross — Invention In*ven tion, n. [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See {Invent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of… …
132Greek cross — a cross consisting of an upright crossed in the middle by a horizontal piece of the same length. See illus. under cross. [1715 25] * * * …
