cramponnée

adjective

cram·​pon·​née

variants or less commonly cramponée

¦krampə¦nā,

-nē

of a cross

: having a short squared projection from the end of each arm at a right angle, all the projections being turned in the same rotary direction

Word History

Etymology

French cramponné, past participle of cramponner to fasten with cramps, from crampon

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