Hypertext Webster Gateway: "medallion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Medallion \Me*dal"lion\, n. [F. m['e]daillion, It. medaglione,
augm. of medaglia. See {Medal}.]
1. A large medal or memorial coin.
2. A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing
a figure or figures represented in relief.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
medallion
n 1: any of various large ancient Greek coins
2: a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of
meat); "medallions of veal"
3: an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered
4: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some
other event [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medal},
{palm}, {ribbon}]
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