broad arrow

noun

a mark in the shape of a broad arrowhead, placed upon British government property.

Archery. an arrow having an expanded head.

Heraldry. pheon.

Origin of broad arrow

1350–1400; Middle English brod arwe

Words nearby broad arrow

Brno, Brno chair, bro, broach, broad, broad arrow, broadax, broadband, broad-based, broad bean, Broadbent's sign

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Example sentences from the Web for broad arrow

You wouldn't look well at all in a striped suit—or I believe it's the broad-arrow pattern they supply in the prisons here.
The White Blackbird|Hudson Douglas
A line of men in broad-arrow stamped suits, all natives, guarded by two armed constables, was filing in from the veldt.
A Veldt Official|Bertram Mitford
Firstly, there is the stigma that attaches to every man who has worn the broad-arrow.
A Plea for the Criminal|James Leslie Allan Kayll
The mark of the “broad-arrow” is generally incised with the bench-mark so that the horizontal bar passes through its apex.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

In prison she had to wear the ugly convict-dress with the broad-arrow stamped on all her clothes.
The Rebel of the School|Mrs. L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for broad arrow

broad arrow

noun

a mark shaped like a broad arrowhead designating British government property and formerly used on prison clothing

an arrow with a broad head

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单词	broad arrow
释义	broad arrow noun a mark in the shape of a broad arrowhead, placed upon British government property. Archery. an arrow having an expanded head. Heraldry. pheon. Origin of broad arrow 1350–1400; Middle English brod arwe Words nearby broad arrow Brno, Brno chair, bro, broach, broad, broad arrow, broadax, broadband, broad-based, broad bean, Broadbent's sign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for broad arrow You wouldn't look well at all in a striped suit—or I believe it's the broad-arrow pattern they supply in the prisons here. The White Blackbird\|Hudson Douglas A line of men in broad-arrow stamped suits, all natives, guarded by two armed constables, was filing in from the veldt. A Veldt Official\|Bertram Mitford Firstly, there is the stigma that attaches to every man who has worn the broad-arrow. A Plea for the Criminal\|James Leslie Allan Kayll The mark of the “broad-arrow” is generally incised with the bench-mark so that the horizontal bar passes through its apex. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5\|Various In prison she had to wear the ugly convict-dress with the broad-arrow stamped on all her clothes. The Rebel of the School\|Mrs. L. T. Meade British Dictionary definitions for broad arrow broad arrow noun a mark shaped like a broad arrowhead designating British government property and formerly used on prison clothing an arrow with a broad head Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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