coat of arms
the official symbols of a family or state
TRANSLATION
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IN THE PRESS
The British Commons showed its loyalty to the British passport tradition when it voted to keep the Royal COAT OF ARMS on the cover.
(BBC News)
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The buildings tend to be high – about as high as a modern four-story house – and many have a COAT OF ARMS on them.
(The Guardian Unlimited)
(BBC News)
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The buildings tend to be high – about as high as a modern four-story house – and many have a COAT OF ARMS on them.
(The Guardian Unlimited)
Did you
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coat of arms
noun phrase
- a special shield or shield-shaped pattern which is the sign of a family, university or city
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Individual coats of arms are not as common in Europe as they once were. But they are still used by people with royal heritage as well as states, cities and universities.
However, celebrities are creating a renewed interest in acquiring family and individual coats of arms. This is easy to do if you have around a billion dollars and your name is Sir Paul McCartney.
The ex-Beatle has been granted his own coat of arms which uses a crest in honour of his Liverpudlian background and musical career. It features a Liver Bird, holding a guitar to highlight McCartney's Liverpool and musical connections
Sir Paul also made reference to his fellow Beatles - John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - by having four curved emblems that resemble beetles' backs.
(adapted from the BBC News)
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"You'll sometimes see people wearing a ring which bears their family's coat of arms."
noun phrase
- a special shield or shield-shaped pattern which is the sign of a family, university or city
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Individual coats of arms are not as common in Europe as they once were. But they are still used by people with royal heritage as well as states, cities and universities.
However, celebrities are creating a renewed interest in acquiring family and individual coats of arms. This is easy to do if you have around a billion dollars and your name is Sir Paul McCartney.
The ex-Beatle has been granted his own coat of arms which uses a crest in honour of his Liverpudlian background and musical career. It features a Liver Bird, holding a guitar to highlight McCartney's Liverpool and musical connections
Sir Paul also made reference to his fellow Beatles - John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - by having four curved emblems that resemble beetles' backs.
(adapted from the BBC News)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"You'll sometimes see people wearing a ring which bears their family's coat of arms."
