Cross: Fillet

Fillet cross (Disallowed)

Fillet cross (Disallowed)

The “fillet cross” is said by some modern texts to be the “diminutive” of the ordinary cross.  In medieval and Society usage, diminutive terms are only used when there is more than one of the charge in question.  The term “fillet” was therefore used in some early Society blazons to denote to the artist that the cross was to be drawn very thin; but no difference was counted.  The usage is no longer permitted:  the cross’s width, while left to the artist, must be enough to let it dominate the design.

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