Skull and crossbones
Translation- Skull and crossbones
- Skull Skull, n. [OE. skulle, sculle, scolle; akin to Scot.
skull, skoll, a bowl, Sw. skalle skull, skal a shell, and E.
scale; cf. G. hirnschale, Dan. hierneskal. Cf. {Scale} of a
balance.]
1. (Anat.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal,
including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and
cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of
{Carnivora}, of {Facial angles} under {Facial}, and of
{Skeleton}, in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In many fishes the skull is almost wholly cartilaginous but in the higher vertebrates it is more or less completely ossified, several bones are developed in the face, and the cranium is made up, wholly or partially, of bony plates arranged in three segments, the frontal, parietal, and occipital, and usually closely united in the adult. [1913 Webster]
2. The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind. [1913 Webster]
Skulls that can not teach, and will not learn. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
3. A covering for the head; a skullcap. [Obs. & R.] [1913 Webster]
Let me put on my skull first. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
4. A sort of oar. See {Scull}. [1913 Webster]
{Skull and crossbones}, a symbol of death. See {Crossbones}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Skull — Skull, n. [OE. skulle, sculle, scolle; akin to Scot. skull, skoll, a bowl, Sw. skalle skull, skal a shell, and E. scale; cf. G. hirnschale, Dan. hierneskal. Cf. {Scale} of a balance.] 1. (Anat.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crossbones — Cross bones (kr[o^]s b[=o]nz ), n. pl. 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. [1913 Webster] Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English