emblem
noun
[ ˈɛmbləm ]
• a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
• "America's national emblem, the bald eagle"
Similar:
symbol,
representation,
token,
image,
figure,
mark,
sign,
crest,
badge,
device,
insignia,
stamp,
seal,
design,
heraldic device,
coat of arms,
shield,
logo,
trademark,
Origin:
late 16th century (as a verb): from Latin emblema ‘inlaid work, raised ornament’, from Greek emblēma ‘insertion’, from emballein ‘throw in, insert’, from em- ‘in’ + ballein ‘to throw’.
