trophy
/ˈtɹoʊfi/ noun B2- An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement. · He won the trophy in a running competition.
- An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed. · The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
- Any emblem of success; a status symbol. · His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, and his three yachts.
- An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
- A tropæum.
- A display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.
- An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.
- An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.
Plural trophies
From the library
The corridors at Hurlstone have their walls largely decorated with trophies of old weapons.
Splendid paintings by the first masters were ranged against the walls, intermingled with magnificent trophies of war, while heavy curtains of costly tapestry were suspended before the different doors of the room.
You give away horses worth a thousand louis; you save the lives of ladies of high rank and beauty; under the name of Major Black you run thoroughbreds ridden by tiny urchins not larger than marmots; then, when you have carried off the golden trophy of victory, instead of setting any value on it, you give it to the first handsome woman you think of!”
To this day, that small trophy remains the ultimate prize in international cricket.
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