medallionedadj.
/mᵻˈdalɪənd/, U.S. /məˈdælj(ə)nd/, /mɛˈdælj(ə)nd/ Ornamented with or wearing a medallion.
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medallioned1787
1787 Public Advertiser 10 Jan. The medallioned heroes of the chapeau bras have this season been amply rewarded.
1802 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 25 Suspended by sparkling chains to either ear, hung Greek Philosophers in Medallion'd Cameos, a Solon and a Pericles.
1888 Athenæum 21 Apr. 503/1 An elaborate medallioned title-page of birds, by Mr. J. G. Millais.
1901 Atlantic Monthly July 27 His own chased and medallioned [snuff]box.
1986 High Life (Brit. Airways) July 101/3 Another accusation laid at the door of holiday romances is that the lithe medallioned Romeos who haunt the beaches have such a terrible line in chat.
1995 J. Shreeve Neandertal Enigma (1996) xi. 302 Whether his particular headgear was white, red, tasseled, striped, or medallioned, depended entirely upon group affiliation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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