CROSSBONES

crossbones

(noun) two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crossbones (plural crossbones)

A representation of two bones crossed diagonally, especially as a symbol of danger or death

Source: Wiktionary


Cross"bones` (-bnz`), n. pl.

Definition: 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 lugubrios emblems of mortality. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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