fitchy

Etymology
From, past participle of ,. Compare.

Adjective

 * 1)  Sharpened to a point; pointed.

Usage notes

 * Originally, a cross fitchy was one with only its bottom end sharpened (so as to fasten it in the ground), like certain crosses carried by pilgrims; the term fitchy at the foot or fitched at the foot may refer to this, or to a cross where the spike does not replace the bottom limb but issues from the center of it. In some later depictions, all ends are pointed; this may be termed fitchy at all points or fitched at all points, or more usually, , or . Compare.

Alternative forms

 * fitchée, fitchee, fitché, fiché, fichée