REBUSES
Noun
rebuses
plural of rebus
Source: Wiktionary
REBUS
Re"bus, n.; pl. Rebuses. Etym: [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a
thing: cf. F. rébus. Cf. 3d things, abl. pl. of res a thing: cf. F.
rébus. Cf. 3d Real.]
1. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects
whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are
composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a
peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations.
Note: A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill, had,
embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf, and a well,
signifying, Rose Hill I love well.
2. (Her.)
Definition: A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the
person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.
Re"bus, v. t.
Definition: To mark or indicate by a rebus.
He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun
under it. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition