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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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