Emblem
Emblem , noun
[French emblème, Latin emblema, -atis, that which is put in or on, inlaid work, from Greek {not transcribed} a thing put in or on, from {not transcribed} to throw, lay, put in; {not transcribed} in + {not transcribed} to throw. See In, and Parable.]
1.
Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface. [Obsolete] — Milton
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.
His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister cheek.
3.
A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
Writers and artists of the 17th century gave much attention and study to the composition of such emblems, and many collections of them were published.
Emblem , transitive verb
To represent by an emblem; to symbolize. [Rare]
Emblemed by the cozening fig tree.