medallion
/mɪˈdaljən
/noun
1A piece of jewellery in the shape of a medal, worn as a pendant.There was a medallion with the shape of dragon wings around her neck....
- Absently, he felt the chain necklace and the medallion against his chest grow colder than ice.
- Some are laden with gold medallions or sport diamond earrings.
1.1An oval or circular painting, panel, or design used to decorate a building or textile.This spatial richness was supported by the increasing complexity of the decorative scheme, with the frieze above the first floor decorated with medallions beneath an attic storey supported on caryatids....
- Most obviously, its four ends now carry panels or medallions large enough to frame their own independent images.
- The basic design consists of four medallions grouped around a central motif.
1.2 another term for médaillon.I had chosen a steak plus a pork medallion and the meat arrived exactly as ordered....
- Dishes range from snacks to full meals such as fillet of beef medallions on rosti potato with rosemary sauce.
- I had the Turkey Tenderloins, turkey medallions wrapped in bacon and grilled.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French médaillon, from Italian medaglione, augmentative of medaglia (see medal).