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单词 hex sign
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Definition of hex sign in US English:

hex sign

noun
  • A design usually in the shape of a star, wheel, or rosette on a circular field. Formerly, hex signs were painted on barns, especially by the Pennsylvania Dutch, and were thought to ward off evil.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dark oak bar was decorated with green-striped squashes; tulip hex signs lined the shelves.
    • The hex signs are also painted on candles; household goods such as kitchen utensils and racks; and on wooden and metal disks which can be hung in windows.
    • In the winter of 1999 she received a phone call out of the blue from someone looking for an artist to paint a custom hex sign for a new barn.
    • The silk screening process has made hex signs more readily available throughout the world.
    • Pages of colorful hex signs will help you recognize and appreciate their beauty.
    • This religious difference helps explain why hex signs are not found everywhere in southeastern Pennsylvania.
    • Feathers are cut to make quill pens that the students will write with, and hex signs are painted in the style of these traditional barn designs.
    • Created as a hex sign by the Amish, this potent talisman traditionally attracts Serenity and Inner Strength.
    • When new, the facade of the chest sometimes resembled a patchwork quilt; others were decorated with beautiful circular designs that resembled mandalas or so-called hex signs painted on barns in Pennsylvania.
    • These are beautiful examples of hex signs that appear on barns in southeastern Pennsylvania.
 
 

Definition of hex sign in US English:

hex sign

noun
  • A design usually in the shape of a star, wheel, or rosette on a circular field. Formerly, hex signs were painted on barns, especially by the Pennsylvania Dutch, and were thought to ward off evil.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Feathers are cut to make quill pens that the students will write with, and hex signs are painted in the style of these traditional barn designs.
    • The silk screening process has made hex signs more readily available throughout the world.
    • Pages of colorful hex signs will help you recognize and appreciate their beauty.
    • When new, the facade of the chest sometimes resembled a patchwork quilt; others were decorated with beautiful circular designs that resembled mandalas or so-called hex signs painted on barns in Pennsylvania.
    • Created as a hex sign by the Amish, this potent talisman traditionally attracts Serenity and Inner Strength.
    • These are beautiful examples of hex signs that appear on barns in southeastern Pennsylvania.
    • In the winter of 1999 she received a phone call out of the blue from someone looking for an artist to paint a custom hex sign for a new barn.
    • This religious difference helps explain why hex signs are not found everywhere in southeastern Pennsylvania.
    • The hex signs are also painted on candles; household goods such as kitchen utensils and racks; and on wooden and metal disks which can be hung in windows.
    • The dark oak bar was decorated with green-striped squashes; tulip hex signs lined the shelves.
 
 
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