Medallion

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medallion \Me*dal"lion\, n. [F. m['e]daillion, It. medaglione,
     augm. of medaglia. See {Medal}.]
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     1. A large medal or memorial coin.
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     2. A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing
        a figure or figures represented in relief.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medallion
       n 1: any of various large ancient Greek coins
       2: a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of
          meat); "medallions of veal"
       3: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
       4: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some
          other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medal},
          {palm}, {ribbon}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 medal