| 单词 | skull and crossbones |
| 释义 | skull and crossbonesSEE SYNONYMS FOR skull and crossbones ON THESAURUS.COM nouna representation of a front view of a human skull above two crossed bones, originally used on pirates' flags and now used as a warning sign, as in designating substances as poisons. Origin of skull and crossbonesFirst recorded in 1820–30 Words nearby skull and crossbonesskua, Skuld, skulduggery, skulk, skull, skull and crossbones, skullcap, skullduggery, skull session, skunk, skunk cabbage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skull and crossbones
British Dictionary definitions for skull and crossbonesskull and crossbones nouna picture of the human skull above two crossed thighbones, formerly on the pirate flag, now used as a warning of danger or death Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for skull and crossbonesskull and crossbones A picture or outline of a human skull and two crossed arm or leg bones. Pirate ships are supposed to have used the skull and crossbones on their flags. (See also Jolly Roger.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for skull and crossbonesskull and crossbones n. pl. skulls and crossbonesA representation of a human skull above two long crossed bones, a symbol of death used as a warning label on poisons. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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