medal
medal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.
- 2.To honor or reward with a medal. "Medaled by the king." Thackeray.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- advance
- advanced
- ahead
- anaglyph
- anaglyptic
- anterior
- anteriority
- arch
- arms
- award
- bays
- beak
- before
- bend
- blue
- bow
- bronze
- brow
- cameo
- cap
- carve
- carving
- cast
- celebration
- ceramic
- ceroplastic
- chaplet
- china
- chisel
- civic
- cloisonne
- cockade
- coin
- come
- confront
- copy
- cordon
- coronet
- cotta
- countenance
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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