medallion
noun
- oval decoration used in architecture
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈdæljən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Early Medieval Latin mediālis Early Medieval Latin medālia Italian medagliabor. French médaille French -on French médaillonbor. English medallion Borrowed from French médaillon.
- A large medal, usually decorative.
- A cut of meat resembling a large medal.
“pork medallion”
- A usually round or oval frame (often made of stucco) containing a decoration.
- A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.
- A yellowish brown.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Early Medieval Latin mediālis Early Medieval Latin medālia Italian medagliabor. French médaille French -on French médaillonbor. English medallion Borrowed from French médaillon.
- To mark with, or as with, a medallion or medallions.
“a sunset that medallioned the eastern sky”