emblem /ˈɛmbləm/noun 5verb 1forms 3 noun5 •A representative symbol, such as a trademark, a badge or logo.The medical trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross. •Something that represents a larger whole.The rampant poverty in the ethnic slums was just an emblem of the group's disenfranchisement by the society as a whole. •A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verses, etc. intended as a moral lesson or meditation.An Emblem is but a silent Parable: — 1718 •A picture placed on the field of the escutcheon. •Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.Broider'd the ground, more color'd than with stone Of costliest emblem — 1667 verb1 •(no longer used) To symbolize. formsemblemed · embleming · emblems
