coat of arms
noun phrase
1
: a tabard or surcoat embroidered with armorial bearings
2
a
: heraldic bearings (as of a person) usually depicted on an escutcheon often with accompanying adjuncts (such as a crest, motto, and supporters)
b
: a similar symbolic emblem
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The book, its spine cracked and corners dented, was written by a young woman named Mary Shelley — my distant ancestor, as detailed in that same coat of arms.
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Daphne Woolsoncroft, People.com, 8 July 2025
The group's name refers to Greenland's mythological polar bear, which is on the territory's coat of arms and symbolizes Greenland's wildness.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
In medieval Europe, coats of arms often featured a diagonal stripe called a bend: a clear, recognisable symbol on a shield.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 June 2025
The Russian coat of arms shown in the video from Chechnya has no crosses.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Daphne Woolsoncroft, People.com, 8 July 2025
The group's name refers to Greenland's mythological polar bear, which is on the territory's coat of arms and symbolizes Greenland's wildness.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
In medieval Europe, coats of arms often featured a diagonal stripe called a bend: a clear, recognisable symbol on a shield.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 June 2025
The Russian coat of arms shown in the video from Chechnya has no crosses.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Coat of arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coat%20of%20arms. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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