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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun medallion has 4 senses
- medallion(n = noun.possession) Array - any of various large ancient Greek coins; Array is a kind of coin
- medallion(n = noun.food) Array - a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal" is a kind of helping, portion, serving
- medallion(n = noun.communication) Array - an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered; Array is a kind of allegory, emblem
- medallion(n = noun.communication) decoration, laurel wreath, medal, palm, ribbon - an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event; Array is a kind of accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
has particulars: congressional medal of honor, medal of honor, distinguished service medal, distinguished service cross, navy cross, distinguished flying cross, air medal, silver star, silver star medal, bronze star, bronze star medal, order of the purple heart, purple heart, oak leaf cluster, victoria cross, distinguished conduct medal, distinguished service order, croix de guerre, medaille militaire
CIDE DICTIONARY
medallion, n. [F. médaillion, It. medaglione, augm. of medaglia. See Medal.].
- A large medal or memorial coin. [1913 Webster]
- A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
medallion, n.
1 a large medal.
2 a thing shaped like this, e.g. a decorative panel or tablet, portrait, etc.
1 a large medal.
2 a thing shaped like this, e.g. a decorative panel or tablet, portrait, etc.
Etymology
F m{eacute}daillon f. It. medaglione augment. of medaglia (as MEDAL)
THESAURUS
medallion
Bronze Star Medal, Croix de Guerre, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Unit Citation, Medaille Militaire, Military Cross, Navy Cross, Unit Citation, Victoria Cross, anaglyph, bas-relief, boss, cameo, cameo glass, cavo-rilievo, cut glass, embossment, glyph, glyptograph, high relief, intaglio, intaglio rilevato, intaglio rilievo, low relief, mask, medal, military medal, order, plaquette, relief, relievo, sculptured glass, service medal, war medalROGET THESAURUS
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Sculpture
N sculpture, insculpture, carving, statuary, high relief, low relief, bas relief, relief, relieve, bassorilievo, altorilievo, mezzorilievo, intaglio, anaglyph, medal, medallion, cameo, marble, bronze, terra cotta, papier-mache, ceramic ware, pottery, porcelain, china, earthenware, cloisonne, enamel, faience, Laocoon, satsuma, statue, cast, glyptotheca, sculptured, v, in relief, anaglyptic, ceroplastic, ceramic, parian, marble, xanthian.
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