monogram
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mon·o·gram /ˈmɒnəɡræm $ ˈmɑː-/ noun [countable] DCCTCMa design that is made using the first letters of someone’s names and is put on pieces of clothing or other possessions 交织字母，花押字〔某人姓名首字母构成的图案，缝制于个人衣物等上〕 —monogrammed adjective
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monogram• Another possibility that I have experimented with once or twice is creating a monogram in flowers.• Oval pewter boxes have hand-engraved monograms, from £17.95, while prettily embroidered hankies are £5.75.• Nor can he be credited with the chi rho monogram.• Every coin in those peasants' purses bore the royal monogram and title prescribed by the king.• An inscription bearing this monogram was found in a tomb at Pompeii, dating from two and a half centuries before.• He dresses conservatively-black shoes and all-the only hint at aristocracy being a tiny monogram on the shirt pocket.Origin monogram (1600-1700) Late Latin monogramma, from Greek mono- ( → MONO-) + gramma “letter”mon·o·gram nounChineseSyllable
design the of letters Corpus is first made that using a
monogram
mon‧o‧gram /ˈmɒnəɡræm $ ˈmɑː-/
noun [countable]
—monogrammed adjective
mon‧o‧gram /ˈmɒnəɡræm $ ˈmɑː-/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: monogramma, from Greek mono- ( ⇨ mono-) + gramma 'letter'
a design that is made using the first letters of someone’s names and is put on pieces of clothing or other possessionsLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: monogramma, from Greek mono- ( ⇨ mono-) + gramma 'letter'
—monogrammed adjective