fiery cross


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fiery cross
noun
  • 1 a burning wooden cross carried as a symbol by the Ku Klux Klan.
  • 2 historical a wooden cross, charred and dipped in blood, used among Scottish clans as a summons to battle.
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