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| banderole |
a ribbonlike scroll, usu. having an inscription. [1/2 definitions] |
| dedication |
an inscription on a book, work of art, piece of music, or the like, dedicating it to some person or cause. [1/4 definitions] |
| epigraph |
an inscription, esp. when engraved in stone or on a building. [1/2 definitions] |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. [1/2 definitions] |
| ex libris |
from the library of (the inscription on a bookplate preceding the name of the owner). |
| hic jacet |
(Latin) here lies; usu. part of an epitaph or tombstone inscription. |
| legend |
the inscription on a coin, medal, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| letterhead |
an inscription printed on stationery, usu. containing a name and address. [2 definitions] |
| medal |
a flat piece of metal, in varying shapes and with an appropriate design or inscription stamped on it, used as an award or as a commemorative or religious object. |
| stele |
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design that is used as a monument, marker, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| tablet |
a flat piece of stone, metal, or the like, with one surface bearing an inscription; plaque. [1/4 definitions] |
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