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▪ I. medallion, n.|mɪˈdæljən|
Also 7–8 meda(g)lion, 8 medaillon.
[a. F. médaillon, ad. It. medaglione, augmentative of medaglia medal n.]
1. A large medal.
Erroneously explained in Blount Glossogr. 1661 as ‘a little medal’, after Cotgrave's erroneous rendering of médaillon.
1658Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus ii. Hydriot. etc. 41 In this figure the sitting gods and goddesses are drawn in medalls and medallions. 1701W. Wotton Hist. Rome 253 Morellius produces a beautiful Medaglion of Commodus. 1799G. Smith Laboratory II. 13 The large sort, which are called medallions, are but seldom struck, except intended for particular presents. 1876Humphreys Coin-coll. Man. vi. 57 Of the finest epoch (of Syracusan coins) the celebrated and highly prized medallions, bearing the head of Ceres or Proserpine are the most remarkable.
2. Anything resembling this; applied to various objects resembling a large medal, in decorative work, as a tablet or panel usually of an oval or circular shape, bearing objects or figures in relief; a portrait; also a decorative design resembling a panel or tablet, as in a carpet, a window, or title-page of a book, etc.
1762–71H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. (1786) I. 277 A medalion of him in marble. 1768Boswell Corsica (ed. 2) 373 Le Brun..has given this story as a medaillon on one of the compartments of the great gallery at Versailles. 1849Guardian 7 Nov. 733/2 The tympanum..is filled with a..window, and internally with two medallions. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xxx. 9 Circular incised group, on stone—a replica of one of the medallions for the pavement of Lichfield Cathedral.
3. attrib. and Comb., as medallion figure, medallion machine, medallion portrait, medallion size; medallion carpet, a carpet containing a large prominent central design or figure (Cent. Dict. 1890); medallion pattern, ‘a design for the ornamentation of a surface of which a medallion or medallions form an important part’ (Ibid.); medallion window (see quot.).
1875W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 56 A circular *medallion figure.
1859Handbk. Turning p. xxiii, The *medallion machine requires much labour and very expensive apparatus.
1902E. Banks Newspaper Girl 292 He gave me a *medallion portrait of himself.
1774J. Bryant Mythol. II. 231 [These coins] were of brass, and of the *medaglion size.
1847C. Winston Inq. Anc. Glass Paint. I. 32 *Medallion windows..are principally filled with medallions, or panels, containing coloured pictures.
Add:[2.] b. Cookery. = médaillon n.
1907G. A. Escoffier Guide Mod. Cookery ii. xvi. 538 Set a medallion on each roundel of mousse..and arrange the medallion prepared in this way on a square dish. 1969H.-P. Pellaprat Everyday Fr. Cooking for Amer. Home 156, 8 medallions of pork cut from the fillet, each weighing about 2 oz. 1972Y. Maley in G. W. Turner Good Austral. Eng. iv. 77 In frypan, saute drained medallions gently in hot olive oil for 10 minutes on each side, until golden brown. 1988Observer (Colour Suppl.) 17 Jan. 51/1 Venison may be sold as medallions, bone-free. 1991Food & Wine Apr. 20/1 Next came rich intensely flavored pork medallions with girolle mushrooms and a puree of celeriac and parsnip.
c. U.S. A licence to operate a taxi in a city or particular locality, usu. issued in the form of a small metal plaque fastened to the hood or bonnet.
1960N.Y. Times 4 June 47/3 ‘Bootleg’, or illegal cabs do not have medallions. 1970New Yorker 26 Sept. 56/1 A government contract is awarded to the bidder who will best serve the government's interest... The theory is extended to taxicab medallions and turnpike concessions. 1977Time 29 Aug. 47/1 That is about $8,000 more than the price of a medallion to operate a taxi on the streets outside the exchange.
▪ II. medallion, v.|mɪˈdæljən|
[f. medallion n.]
trans. To ornament with medallions, or to make to resemble a medallion.
1861Neale Notes Dalmatia etc. 81 On the vertex of the arch is our Lord's monogram, also medallioned and surrounded by acanthus leaves. 1893Daily News 7 Apr. 5/3 The invitation and the portraits [of an invitation card] are medallioned upon a coloured ground.
Hence meˈdallioned ppl. a.
1888Athenæum 21 Apr. 503/1 An elaborate medallioned title-page of birds, by Mr. J. G. Millais. |