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medallion

[muh-dal-yuhn] / məˈdæl jən /
NOUN
ornament
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The gate is adorned with a sculpted round medallion of Oseguera’s trademark, two roosters.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

Nundu carried a framed photo of Baba Simeo Melchior -- the so-called "Black Messiah" -- who eyes the camera with his hands clasped and a large medallion around his neck.

From Barron's Dec. 25, 2025

Look for a cast iron medallion of a bulldog on the building’s exterior to indicate you’re in the right place.

From Salon Dec. 3, 2024

Tina McKinnor must be a whiz with a turkey at Thanksgiving, because the Hawthorne Democrat’s bill is a carve-out worthy of a medallion.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2024

He wore a medallion belt and painted vest, with an arakh on one hip and a whip on the other.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The collection taps into the animal spirit, including celestial medallions, saber-teeth, horns, claws and symbolic engravings, in line with Aiko’s forthcoming album, “West$ide Whim$y.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

Boucaud counseled pairing it with the pork medallions, and he was so right.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

Throughout the railway village is museum-style signage explaining the history, and bronze medallions built into the pavement marking out new heritage trails.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2024

It appears on popular American medallions and challenge coins through today and Ben Franklin also adopted it to…

From Washington Times Aug. 29, 2023

"This day I will go to the grass and hunt, woman wife," he announced as he shrugged into a painted vest and buckled on a wide belt with heavy medallions of silver, gold, and bronze.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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