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medallion

US/məˈdæljən/
nounB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,346 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: medallions

A medallion is a large flat piece of metal worn on a chain. A gold medallion, wear a medallion, a medallion round his neck.

It is bigger than a medal and worn as jewellery rather than awarded, and medallion man is a British phrase for a certain kind of man with an open shirt. In architecture a medallion is a round decorative panel on a wall or ceiling.

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Definitions of medallion

  1. 1nounmedallionA large flat piece of metal worn on a chain.B2+

    “He wore a gold medallion on a thick chain around his neck.”

medallion is an ornament.

Where it comes from

  1. French

    médaillon

  2. English, today

    medallion

Borrowed from French médaillon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in A Song of Ice and Fire

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medallion in the wild

  • A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides.

    Medal

  • An artist who creates medals or medallions is called a "medalist".

    Medal

  • Taxis painted yellow (medallion taxis) are able to pick up passengers anywhere in the five boroughs.

    Taxis of New York City

  • Taxicab vehicles, each of which must have a medallion to operate, are driven an average of 180 miles per shift.

    Taxis of New York City

  • The most difficult part of flat medallion knitting is increasing or decreasing at just the right rate.

    Medallion knitting

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