What's the difference between crosspiece and gonfalon?
Crosspiece
Definition:
(n.) A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.
(n.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts.
Example Sentences:
(1) He then fell with the 100 pound crosspiece on his back and was unable to break the fall because his outstretched hands were tied to the crosspiece.
(2) During locomotion on a flat surface and walking on crosspieces of a horizontal ladder the activity of 56 motor cortex neurons in the cat (5 identified cortico-spinal and 6 cortico-rubral neurons among them) was modulated in the rhythm of steps, i.e.
(3) The cell wall was found to be 20--25 nm thick and to consist of a rigid layer bound to the cytoplasmic membrane with crosspieces.
(4) A second suture can be attached to the proximal limb of the crosspiece to extract it end-on at a latter date without enlarging the tract.
(5) The ocular asymmetry measuring device comprises a headband, a ruler, and a T-shaped crosspiece.
(6) Because the crosspiece and the stem are held together with sutures, they can be aligned over a catheter and guide wire for atraumatic insertion into the bile duct.