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Crossbones   Listen
noun
Crossbones  n. pl.  A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death. "Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious emblems of mortality."





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... Oxidized Silver, with Emerald or Ruby Eyes. Perfect imitation of Skull and Crossbones. Very popular. Sells at sight. ...
— Birds Illustrated by Color Photography [June, 1897] - A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life • Various


Words linked to "Crossbones" :   symbolic representation, skull and crossbones


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