death's-head

[ deths-hed ]
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noun
  1. a human skull, especially as a symbol of mortality.

Origin of death's-head

1
First recorded in 1590–1600

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How to use death's-head in a sentence

  • Many of them were ticketed with complicated chemical names, and some bore the awe-inspiring deaths-head poison label.

    Egholm and his God | Johannes Buchholtz
  • The old woman then turned round her face towards him, and displayed—a deaths-head.

    The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. Hare
  • Another guest met the old woman on the stairs and equally saw the deaths-head.

    The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 | Augustus J. C. Hare
  • Whenever the element of certainty enters, it is the deaths head at the feast.

    The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
  • It was a mourning ring, with the deaths-head and cross-bones.

    Finger-Ring Lore | William Jones

British Dictionary definitions for death's-head

death's-head

noun
  1. a human skull or a representation of one

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