Emblem

n.	1.	Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
	2.	A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.
	3.	A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
v. t.	1.	To represent by an emblem; to symbolize. [imp. & p. p. Emblemed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Embleming.] Emblemed by the cozening fig tree. - Feltham.

Noun	1.	emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
	2.	emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea Synonyms: allegory

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