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medallion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Jewellery
me·dal·li·on /məˈdæliən/ noun [countable]  DCJa piece of metal shaped like a large coin, worn as jewellery on a chain around the neck 〔用链子戴于颈部的〕圆形金属饰物 a silver medallion 银质圆牌5 see picture at 见图 jewellery
Examples from the Corpus
medallionThe celebrant receives a medallion which indicates the length of time that person has abstained from alcohol.A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.A gold medallion, an expression of faith.Pour corn sauce around edge of medallions.The lean, bite-size medallions have plenty of good smoky barbecue flavor.However, this still maintains square frames to the medallions, each of which holds a single, floral device.They flexed their claws on their medallions, up and down the zips of their jerkins.
Origin medallion (1600-1700) French médaillon, from Italian medaglione, from medaglia; → MEDAL
me·dal·li·on nounChineseSyllable
of a piece shaped like a Corpus metal


medallion
medallion /məˈdæliən, mɪˈdæliən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: médaillon, from Italian medaglione, from medaglia; medal
a piece of metal shaped like a large coin, worn as jewellery on a chain around the neck:
    a silver medallion


med·al·lionBrE /məˈdæliən/ 🔊NAmE /məˈdæliən/ 🔊 noun
a piece of jewellery in the shape of a large flat coin worn on a chain around the neck (状似大奖章的)项链垂饰