Rebus
Rebus (rē"bus) , noun
[Latin rebus by things, abl. plural of res a thing: compare French rébus. Compare 3d Real.]
1.
A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations.
A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill, had, embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a loaf, and a well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well.
2.
(Heraldry) A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.
Rebus , transitive verb
To mark or indicate by a rebus.
He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun under it.