Saltirewise

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Saltirewise \Sal"tire*wise`\, adv. (Her.)
     In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the
     blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the
     direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the
     center.
     [1913 Webster]