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Emblem

Emblem Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Emblem?
[n] special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
[n] a visible symbol representing an abstract idea Synonyms | Synonyms for Emblem: allegory Related Terms | Find terms related to Emblem: adumbration | allegory | armory | attribute | badge | badge of office | badges | baton | blazonry | brassard | button | cap and gown | case | case in point | chain | chain of office | charactery | cipher | class ring | coat | cockade | collar | conventional symbol | crest | cross | decoration | demonstration | device | dress | eagle | emblems | ensigns | example | exemplar | exemplification | explanation | exponent | fasces | figurehead | fleur-de-lis | hammer and sickle | heraldry | iconology | ideogram | illustration | insignia | instance | lapel pin | livery | logo | logogram | logotype | love knot | mace | mantle | markings | medal | mortarboard | object lesson | old school tie | pictogram | pin | regalia | relevant instance | representation | representative | ring | rose | school ring | seal | shamrock | sigillography | sign | skull and crossbones | sphragistics | staff | swastika | symbol | symbolic system | symbolism | symbolization | symbology | tartan | thistle | tie | token | totem | totem pole | type | typical example | uniform | verge | wand See Also | Agnus Dei | badge | colophon | colors | colours | crest | cross | design | device | donkey | dove | eagle | elephant | ensign | fasces | figure | flag | Hakenkreuz | hammer and sickle | heraldry | Magen David | maple-leaf | medallion | Mogen David | national flag | Paschal Lamb | pattern | red flag | scarlet letter | skull and crossbones | spread eagle | Star of David | swastika | symbol | symbolic representation | symbolisation | symbolization | totem | totem pole Emblem In Webster's Dictionary \Em"blem\, n. [F. embl[`e]me, L. emblema, -atis, that
which is put in or on, inlaid work, fr. Gr. ? a thing put in
or on, fr. ? to throw, lay, put in; ? in + ? to throw. See
{In}, and {Parable}.]
1. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental
inserted in a surface. [Obs.] --Milton.
2. A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an
object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an
idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative
representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a
balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of
sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.
``His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister
cheek.'' --Shak.
3. A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the
like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
Note: Writers and artists of the 17th century gave much
attention and study to the composition of such emblems,
and many collections of them were published.
Syn: Sign; symbol; type; device; signal; token.
Usage: {Sign}, {Emblem}, {Symbol}, {Type}. Sign is the
generic word comprehending all significant
representations. An emblem is a visible object
representing another by a natural suggestion of
characteristic qualities, or an habitual and
recognized association; as, a circle, having no
apparent beginning or end, is an emblem of eternity; a
particular flag is the emblem of the country or ship
which has adopted it for a sign and with which it is
habitually associated. Between emblem and symbol the
distinction is slight, and often one may be
substituted for the other without impropriety. See
{Symbol}. Thus, a circle is either an emblem or a
symbol of eternity; a scepter, either an emblem or a
symbol of authority; a lamb, either an emblem or a
symbol of meekness. ``An emblem is always of something
simple; a symbol may be of something complex, as of a
transaction . . . In consequence we do not speak of
actions emblematic.'' --C. J. Smith. A type is a
representative example, or model, exhibiting the
qualities common to all individuals of the class to
which it belongs; as, the Monitor is a type of a class
of war vessels.
\Em"blem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embleming}.] To represent by an emblem; to symbolize. [R.] Emblemed by the cozening fig tree. --Feltham. |
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