A representation of a raven, as depicted on the flag or banner borne by some Viking leaders; the flag itself. Hence used allusively with reference…
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| 释义 | society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > specific emblems, badges, or cognizances > national (19) ravenOE A representation of a raven, as depicted on the flag or banner borne by some Viking leaders; the flag itself. Hence used allusively with reference… thistle1488 As the heraldic emblem of Scotland; also, a figure of a thistle as such. Cf. rose, n.1 6. red cross1523 A red cross on a white background, the symbol of St George, esp. and usually as the national emblem of England and frequently also as the badge and… St George's cross1548 a red cross on a white background, the cross consisting of an upright and a horizontal bar crossing each other in the centre; (also) a flag… Britannia1605 Britain personified as a woman; the figure representing this, depicted wearing a helmet, holding a shield and trident, and usually seated… red rose1618 A representation of a red rose used as the national emblem of England; spec. the Tudor rose. Cf. rose, n.1 6b. British Lion1687 British Lion, the lion as the national emblem of Great Britain; hence often used figuratively for the British nation. Similarly Scottish lion. shamrock1712 A plant with trifoliate leaves, used (according to a late tradition) by St. Patrick to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity, and hence adopted as… leek1714 Proverbial and allusive phrases, referring to the colour of the leek, to its being the national emblem of the Welsh, etc. as clean as a leek (Scottish… American eagle1782 the bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a North American sea eagle with a white head and neck; a representation of this eagle as the national… rising sun1787 A depiction of the sun appearing above the horizon, spec. as a decorative motif. Frequently attributive. Cf. sense 4b. white horse1814 A representation of a white horse. A white horse as the ancient emblem of the Saxons, and hence later of the county of Kent and of the royal house… Bird of Freedom1825 the bald eagle considered as an emblem of the United States of America (see eagle, n. 4b). Union Jack1847 General attributive, designating something, esp. a garment, which has a design featuring Union Jacks or a Union Jack. maple leaf1860 The five-lobed palmate leaf of the sugar maple, or a stylized representation of it, used as the national emblem of Canada. Hence also (with capital… meatball1919 U.S. slang. An object resembling a meatball in shape or size. A flag or pennant bearing a circle on a plain field; the circle on such a flag; spec.… red star1920 a symbol of communism and certain communist states, esp. (historical) the Soviet Union. hammer and sickle1921 hammer and tongs (colloquial): with might and main (like a blacksmith showering his blows on the iron taken with the tongs from the forge-fire). ha… chakra1947 The emblem on the flag of the Indian Union. |
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