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Emblem
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Gr. g µf X17µa, something put in or inserted, from µ0fXXeiv, to throw in), a word originally applied in Greek and Latin (emblema) to a raised or inlaid ornament on vases and other vessels, &c., and also to mosaic or tessellated work. It is in English confined to a symbolical representation of some object, particularly when used as a badge or heraldic device.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Emblem'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/emblem.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Emblem'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/e/emblem.html. 1910.
