with a cross through means 'don't tumble dry'. A square with a filled black circle in the middle means 'tumble dry with no heat'. As with the washing symbol, a drying symbol with one line beneath ...

The cross is a key symbol of the Christian faith ... and the divide between truth and falsehood. The circle that surrounds the sword has no beginning and no end, representing God.

who used a black magic marker to adorn each one with either “XX,” the female gender symbol — a circle above a cross — or the acronym “NAD,” which Foote said meant “not a dude.” ...