death's-head
a human skull, especially as a symbol of mortality.
Origin of death's-head
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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 BuchholtzThe 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. HareAnother 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. HareWhenever the element of certainty enters, it is the deaths head at the feast.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonIt was a mourning ring, with the deaths-head and cross-bones.
Finger-Ring Lore | William Jones
British Dictionary definitions for death's-head
a human skull or a representation of one
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