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[ kraws-bohnz, kros- ] / ˈkrɔsˌboʊnz, ˈkrɒs- /
plural nouna representation of two bones placed crosswise, usually below a skull, to symbolize death. Origin of crossbonesFirst recorded in 1790–1800; cross- + bone + -s3 Words nearby crossbonescrossbill, crossbirth, crossbite, crossbody, crossbolt lock, crossbones, cross-border, crossbow, crossbowman, crossbred, crossbreed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crossbonesVisitors arrive to the park at the Ugab River and are welcomed by gates bearing two skull and crossbones. Namibia’s Spooky Skeleton Coast|Nina Strochlic|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Also on tap for midseason: Crossbones and comedies About a Boy and The Family Guide. NBC Unveils Its 2013-14 Schedule: ‘Parenthood’ to Thursday, ‘Revolution’ to Wednesday, and More|Jace Lacob|May 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Crossbones by Nuruddin Farah A gripping fictional look into the horrors and chaos of Somalia. This Week’s Hot Reads||September 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST He was willing to sleep in a vault amongst skulls and crossbones, with a reliable up-to-time ghost thrown in, for a pound a week. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
The third drawing is a landscape, having in the foreground a head-stone, with a skull and crossbones in the semi-circular head. The Bront Family, Vol. 2 of 2|Francis A. Leyland The crossbones as hung on the masthead o' the Spittin' Devil. Wappin' Wharf|Charles S. Brooks The crossbones, dread emblem of death, decorate her skirt, and a writhing snake crowns her head. An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs|Sylvanus Griswold Morley At the bottom of the list he sketched a tombstone bearing a skull and crossbones, and by way of epitaph: Here lies a drunken dog. Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London|A. St. John Adcock
British Dictionary definitions for crossbonesCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |