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

  Trophy \Tro"phy\, n.; pl. {Trophies}. [F. troph['e]e (cf. It. &
     Sp. trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. ?, strictly, a
     monument of the enemy's defeat, fr.? a turn, especially, a
     turning about of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing
     him, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.]
     1. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised


        on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on
        the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the
        chief city of the conquered people.
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     Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor,
           weapons, etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk
           of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site,
           with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity.
           The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol.
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     2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp.
        (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and
        military weapons, offensive and defensive.
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     3. Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial
        of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.
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              Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears,
              And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars,
              And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their
              wars.                                 --Dryden.
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     4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every
        redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.
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