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death's head

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Noun1.death's headdeath's head - a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death
symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization, symbol - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
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His words were received with interest and amazement; and soon there were other people to say that they too had met a man in dress-clothes with a death's head on his shoulders.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
The flag of the death's head is hoisted in all engagements.
The Gold Bug by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
His shriveled old hands were folded and on the finger of one of them Pierre noticed a large cast iron ring with a seal representing a death's head.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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