An ornament in the shape of a cockleshell; = cockleshell, n. 1b. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > others (13) cocklestone1591 An ornament in the shape of a cockleshell; = cockleshell, n. 1b. Obsolete. Rosy Cross1621 An equal-armed cross with a rose at its centre, the emblem of the Rosicrucians (and subsequently also of various other related organizations)… toison d'or1704 Heraldry. The figure of this, giving name to an order of knighthood (see fleece, n. 1c), and afterwards borne by certain families. greyhound1747 British. A badge bearing the emblem of a silver greyhound and worn by a messenger of the Foreign Office. More fully silver greyhound. Now archaic and… foul anchor1754 an anchor which has become hooked on or entangled in some obstruction, e.g. a ship's cable, a wreck on the sea bed, or another anchor; esp. the… red cross1866 A red cross as the international symbol of the nursing and ambulance service of the same name (see sense 3b); = Geneva cross n. at Geneva, n. 4b. Geneva cross1870 = red cross, n. 3a. Tammany tiger1871 the symbol of the New York Tammany Society. fasces1889 Heraldry. As a badge. waist-plate1902 blue star1917 A blue-coloured representation of a star displayed in honour of a family or community member serving in the armed forces during wartime. Cf. gold star… gold star1917 U.S. A golden or gold-coloured representation of a star displayed to commemorate a family or community member killed while serving in the armed… red ribbon1990 A small loop of red ribbon worn as an international symbol of AIDS awareness. |
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