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death'shead
death's-head
/
ˈdɛθsˌhɛd
/
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deths
-hed
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noun
a human skull, especially as a symbol of mortality.
Origin:
1590–1600
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death's-head
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n
a human skull or a representation of one
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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