emblem

Noun
  1. is a type of: design, figure, pattern - a decorative or artistic work
    subtypes:
    • colophon - a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
    • colors, colours - a distinguishing emblem
    • crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet
    • cross - a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
    • device - an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
    • flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
    • heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
    • skull and crossbones - emblem warning of danger or death
    • totem - emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
    • totem pole - a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
  2. is a type of: symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
    subtypes:
    • scarlet letter - the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it
    • cupid - a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
    • donkey - the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
    • dove - an emblem of peace
    • eagle - an emblem representing power
    • elephant - the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
    • fasces - bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
    • ensign, national flag - an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
    • hammer and sickle - the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union
    • red flag - the emblem of socialist revolution
    • magen david, mogen david, shield of david, solomon's seal, star of david - a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
    • badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
    • agnus dei, paschal lamb - figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ
    • maple-leaf - the emblem of Canada
    • medallion - an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
    • spread eagle - an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
    • hakenkreuz, swastika - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
    same as: allegory

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