emblem
/ˈɛmbləm/ noun C1- A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo. · The medical trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross.
- Something that represents a larger whole. · The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole.
- Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
- A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
- A picture placed on the field of the escutcheon. · Near-synonym: charge
Plural emblems
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A little emblem of true love—a little ring that symbolised unending and unmercenary affection—was the cause of our Richard finding his happiness.
Well, this dead man had some Catholic emblem round his neck, and that, along with his colour, made me think he was from the South.
Her presence alongside a rugged contingent of explorers served as an immediate and universally recognized emblem of peaceful intentions.
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