Cross moline

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The cross moline is a difference, or mark of cadency in English heraldry. It is so called because its shape resembles a millrind (the iron clamp of the upper millstone). It is borne both inverted and rebated, and sometimes saltirewise or in saltire. When used as a mark of cadency it represents the eighth son.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry