aspa

aspa
feminine noun
1. X-shaped cross (figura); arm (de molino)

aspa [ahs’-pah]
noun
1. A cross. (f)
2. Wings of a wind-mill. (f)
3. Cross stud, diagonal stays. (f)
  • Aspa de cuenta -> a clock-reel
  • Aspa de San Andrés -> colored cross on the yellow cloaks of penitents by the Inquisition
A reel, a turning frame.(Naut.) Cross gore, bentinck shrouds. Knitting-bar.

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