emblemem‧blem /ˈembləm/ noun [countable] 
The national emblem of Canada is a maple leaf.2something that represents an idea, principle, or situation SYN symbolemblem of Expensive cars are seen as an emblem of success.
WORD ORIGINemblem
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin emblema ‘design set into a surface’, from Greek emballein ‘to put in’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Scotland's emblem is the thistle.
- The hammer and sickle is the emblem of the Communist Party.
- The jacket had a tiny Olympic emblem on the pocket.
- A stratagem I learnt early in my life was to hoard every emblem of success and destroy all evidence of failure.
- Embroidered all over with gold and silver threads, it incorporates a Garter emblem.
- However, they do not establish themselves as an emblem to the overall design.
- In addition, a gun is an emblem of the male as hunter.
- It was an exclusive circle of friends as well as an emblem of a time and place.
- Part of this conquest involved reducing the complex and archaic Goddesses to emblems of particular qualities.
- The family floral emblem included the Juniper.
- The skyscrapers of Manhattan dazzled him as emblems of Western industrial progress.
Longman Language Activatora picture or shape that has a particular meaning
a picture or shape that has a particular meaning, and that is well known and often used: · You've forgotten to put the dollar sign before the total amount.· Where's the percentage sign on this keyboard?
a picture, shape, or design that has a particular meaning or represents an idea: · The walls were covered with magical symbols.· For several years Prince used a symbol instead of his name.symbol of: · The dove is a symbol of peace.symbol for: · The ancient Egyptians had no symbol for "zero."
a sign that has been designed to represent an organization or product: · The baseball team has a new logo.· His costume had the Superman logo across the chest.· You can buy bags with the company logo on them in the gift shop.
a picture of an object, flower, animal etc that is used to represent a country or organization: · Scotland's emblem is the thistle.· The jacket had a tiny Olympic emblem on the pocket.emblem of: · The hammer and sickle is the emblem of the Communist Party.
shapes, pictures, decorations etc that represent a powerful group, especially a military organization: · Someone had spray-painted gang insignia on his car.· They collect clothing with FBI insignia on it so they can pretend to be federal agents.
WORD SETScross-hatching, nouncutaway, adjectivedesigner, noundrawing board, nounemblem, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounetch, verbetching, nounflowery, adjectivefluted, adjectiveherringbone, nounincise, verbinlaid, adjectivepaisley, nounpatterned, adjectiveplot, nounreticulated, adjectiveschema, nounscroll, nounsection, nounstyle, verbswirl, nountracing, nountracing paper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The national emblem of Canada is a maple leaf.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1a picture, shape, or object that is used to represent a country, organization etcemblem of The national emblem of Canada is a maple leaf.· Originally, there was to be a space for a national emblem.
VERB· Mrs Chan had become the most visible emblem of Hong Kong's autonomy in the past 3 1 / 2 years.· Within the confines of the painting it becomes a silent emblem of protest, a reminder of political alternatives.
The national emblem of Canada is a maple leaf.2something that represents an idea, principle, or situation SYN symbolemblem of Expensive cars are seen as an emblem of success.