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Crossbones

Crossbones Meaning & Definition
Crossbones Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crossbones?

[n] two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crossbones:

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See Also | symbol | symbolic representation | symbolisation | symbolization

Crossbones In Webster's Dictionary

\Cross"bones`\ (-b[=o]nz`), n. pl. A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death. Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrios emblems of mortality. --Hawthorne.

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