English Explanatory Dictionary

death's-head

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A human skull, especially as symbol of death.
  2. A kind of hawk moth with pale markings on the back of the thorax somewhat like a skull.

Word forms

death's-head death's-heads death's head

Related words

memento mori Jolly Roger skull and crossbones
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