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on Government stores. It was the cognisance of Henry, Viscount Sydney, Earl of Romney, master-general of the ordnance. (1693–1702.) ←
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⁂ It seems like a symbol of the Trinity, and Wharton says, “It was used by the Kelts to signify holiness and royalty.”
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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