Death's-head
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Death's-head is a noun meaning A human skull, especially as symbol of death.
Meaning
A human skull, especially as symbol of death.
More Meanings
- A kind of hawk moth with pale markings on the back of the thorax somewhat like a skull.
Example Sentences
To the confusion and confounding of that cursed death's-head knight.
This Komarov, a Cossack’s son, was a very short man with a crew cut and a death's-head's nostrils.
Word Forms
- death's-heads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skull, skeleton, assassination, bereavement, casualties, dead.
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