A laurel wreath is a round wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen, or later...
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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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ceremony of the event, organized in Rome, includes the deposition of a laurel wreath as a tribute to the Italian Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria...
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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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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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Crown of Immortality (section Wreath crowns)
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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Daphne (section Laurel varieties)
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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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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social media in 2018. Laureles (disambiguation) Laurel Fork (disambiguation) Laurel wreath All pages with titles containing Laurel Laure (disambiguation)...
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Prunus laurocerasus (redirect from English laurel)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis, the true laurel, in the family Lauraceae), and like the bay laurel, Prunus laurocerasus was used for making laurel wreaths, but...
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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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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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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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Aucuba japonica Spurge laurel, Daphne laureola Swamp laurel: Kalmia microphylla Kalmia polifolia See article for additional common names. Laurel wreath...
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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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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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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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Joost van den Vondel (section A laurel wreath)
life occurred in 1653, when, aged sixty-five, he was crowned with a laurel wreath at the festival of St. Lucas by some hundred poets, painters and lovers...
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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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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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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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Stylus, Lyre [citation needed] Clio History Scrolls, Books, Cornett, Laurel wreath [citation needed] Polyhymnia Mime Veil, Grapes (referring to her as...
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There, a red-capped Marianne figure personifying France bestows a laurel wreath upon the same young man. His now lifeless body leans against her as...
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to lowest): Commissioner (one laurel wreath and one crown on each shoulder strap) Deputy Commissioner (one laurel wreath and two stars on each shoulder...
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