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    A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen...
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    in Etruscan jewelry include ivy, oak, olive leaves, myrtle, laurel, wheat and vines. Wreaths were worn as crowns by Etruscan rulers. The Etruscan symbolism...
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  • Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (French: Les Lauriers de César, "Caesar's Laurels") is the eighteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny...
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    heraldry. Wreaths of leaves from laurel, olive, oak, myrtle, and celery were particularly symbolically significant, with the laurel wreath the victor's...
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    a god or distinguished mortal. Wreaths were also part of clothing in Ancient Rome. Laurel wreaths from the bay laurel tree Laurus nobilis were worn by...
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    Laurus nobilis (redirect from Bay laurel)
    directly into a laurel tree. Bay laurel was used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of highest status. A wreath of bay laurels was...
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  • II (Company Sergeant Major). The rank insignia was an Oak Leaf in a Laurel Wreath. It came in bronze-metal on a red enamel backing for the Army, gold-metal...
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    ideals and values of the Ancient Olympic Games. The trophy features a laurel wreath and the Olympic rings which are made out of Fairmined Gold and the base...
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    which were held every four years in Delphi in honour of Apollo, a wreath of laurel gathered from the Vale of Tempe in Thessaly was given as a prize. Hence...
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    after 1989. The Laurel was cancelled subsequent to Nissan's alliance with Renault. The name "laurel" is in reference to a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph...
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    and religious metaphor traditionally represented in art first as a laurel wreath and later as a symbolic circle of stars (often a crown, tiara, halo...
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    representations of alma mater, depicted as a robed woman wearing a laurel wreath crown. Although alma (nourishing) was a common epithet for Ceres, Cybele...
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    Olympic medal Ancient Olympic Games Olive branch Laurel wreath Klila, myrtle wreath in Mandaeism Wreaths and crowns in antiquity LSJ entry κότινος "As a...
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  • crossed rifle and sabre within a laurel wreath. The infantry's collar badge was two crossed rifles within a laurel wreath; this was specifically intended...
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  • Aucuba japonica Spurge laurel, Daphne laureola Swamp laurel: Kalmia microphylla Kalmia polifolia See article for additional common names. Laurel wreath...
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  • social media in 2018. Laureles (disambiguation) Laurel Fork (disambiguation) Laurel wreath All pages with titles containing Laurel Laure (disambiguation)...
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    with four golden stars and golden laurel wreath COAS - crimson patches with four golden stars and golden laurel wreath Appointments to the office of CDS...
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    This was flaming grenade bearing St George and the Dragon within a laurel wreath the whole ensigned by a crown. This combined elements of the badges...
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    in the center in opposing metal color surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak; inside the wreath is a blue ring inscribed, Mérito Naval in gold. Suspended...
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    Award. The "wreath of service" is located on all commissioner position emblems (and the professional Scouting positions). The laurel wreath is a traditional...
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    seal is surrounded by a laurel wreath. The wreath is an ancient symbol of fame, honor, and victory. The nine stars within the wreath show that New Hampshire...
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  • holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left. Behind her, the head of a lion can be seen. Reverse: A laurel wreath surround...
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    of Thracian gold wreaths in Bulgaria. Of those, two are in the National Museum of History in Sofia. The earliest gold laurel wreath of Thrace in the museum...
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    inscribed "to the soul of the innocent and pure Vibiana", above a laurel wreath. A wreath was a symbol of martyrdom in Early Christianity. Since 2002, the...
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    have similar insignia to denote their senior enlisted servicemen. The laurel wreath around the star in the lower field remained unchanged, to retain the...
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    sword is placed on two ceremonial pedestalled platters (phan) and the laurel wreath superimposed on the Royal Order of Cambodia on the bottom. The shield...
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  • University. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2008-03-06. "Laurel Wreath Commission (1977-2007)". Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Archived from the...
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    Lauraceae (redirect from Laurel family)
    essential oils are valued as fragrances, such as in the traditional laurel wreath of classical antiquity, or in cabinet making, where the fragrant woods...
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    The memorial consists of 56 granite pillars, decorated with bronze laurel wreaths, representing U.S. states and territories, and a pair of small triumphal...
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    speculate that this, and his decision to portray himself without a laurel wreath or a diadem, as evidence that he portrayed his revolt as being against...
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