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medal |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Medal \Med"al\, n. [F. m['e]daille, It medaglia fr L. metallum metal, through (assumed) LL metalleus made of metal. See {Metal}, and cf {Mail} a piece of money.] A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Medal \Med"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medaled}, or {Medalled}; p. pr & vb n. {Medaling} or {Medalling}.] To honor or reward with a medal. ``Medaled by the king.'' --Thackeray. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: medal n : an award for winning a championship [syn: {decoration}, {laurel wreath}, {medallion}, {palm}, {ribbon}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: MEDAL, n. A small metal disk given as a reward for virtues, attainments or services more or less authentic. It is related of Bismark, who had been awarded a medal for gallantly rescuing a drowning person, that being asked the meaning of the medal, he replied: "I save lives sometimes." And sometimes he didn't.
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