Meaning & use
Death's Head
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A representation of a human skull, used as a symbol of death or mortality.
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A death's head was carved into the old tombstone.
The soldier's badge bore a death's head insignia.
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Also the common name of a large hawkmoth species marked with a skull-like pattern on its thorax.
Words with a similar meaning
skullmemento mori
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