Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Emblem (-s)
emblem (-s), n. [L. 'a raised ornament, inlaid work'.]
- Token; symbol; Eucharist element; communion component; symbolic representation of bread and water in the sacrament; [fig.] image of natural beauty; lovely aspects of late summer weather.
- Image; figure; representation; standard; depiction in memory.
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