emblem

The definition of an emblem is a badge or symbol, especially a picture with words that are a motto.

(noun)

An example of an emblem is the Girl Scout symbol.

See emblem in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Historical a picture with a motto or verses, allegorically suggesting some moral truth, etc.
a visible symbol of a thing, idea, class of people, etc.; object or representation that stands for or suggests something else: the cross is an emblem of Christianity
a sign, badge, or device

Origin: orig., inlaid work < L emblema < Gr emblēma, insertion < emballein < en-, in + ballein, to throw, put: see ball

transitive verb

Rare to emblematize

See emblem in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An object or a representation that functions as a symbol. See Synonyms at sign.
A distinctive badge, design, or device: trucks marked with the company emblem; the emblem of the air force.
An allegorical picture usually inscribed with a verse or motto presenting a moral lesson.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, pictorial fable

Origin: , from Latin emblēma, raised ornament

Origin: , from Greek, embossed design

Origin: , from emballein, to insert, set in

Origin: : en-, in; see en-²

Origin: + ballein, to throw; see g^welə- in Indo-European roots

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