GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   Red Cross.
   1. The crusaders or the cause they represented.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
   
   2.  A hospital or ambulance service established as a result of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of 1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid and relief during great calamities; also, a member or worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of neutrality; the Geneva cross. In islamic countries, a similarly motivated affiliated organization is called the Red Crescent.  The American Red Cross was founded in 1881, largely due to the initiative of Clara Barton.  The American Red Cross (see http://www.redcross.org) maintains a web page on the internet, where additional information can be found.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]