crossbones
[kraws-bohnz, kros-]
- a representation of two bones placed crosswise, usually below a skull, to symbolize death.
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Origin of crossbones
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Examples from the Web for crossbones
Contemporary Examples
Visitors arrive to the park at the Ugab River and are welcomed by gates bearing two skull and crossbones.
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Historical Examples
Up goes the black flag, and the skull and crossbones to the fore.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
The crossbones as hung on the masthead o' the Spittin' Devil.
Wappin' WharfCharles S. Brooks
Skull and Crossbones was too obvious, and my next choice was The Gibbet.
Wappin' WharfCharles S. Brooks
The flag was black, and in the centre were a white skull and crossbones!
Freaks on the FellsR.M. Ballantyne
These warnings were obeyed, for there was a skull and crossbones at the top of the poster.
What Is Man? And Other StoriesMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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