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(1):

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.

(2):

The crusaders or the cause they represented.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Red Cross'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/red-cross.html. 1828.
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