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Related topics: Jewelleryme·dal·li·on /məˈdæliən/ noun [countable] DCJa piece of metal shaped like a large coin, worn as jewellery on a chain around the neck 〔用链子戴于颈部的〕圆形金属饰物 a silver medallion 银质圆牌 →5 see picture at 见图 jewelleryExamples from the Corpusmedallion• The celebrant receives a medallion which indicates the length of time that person has abstained from alcohol.• A medallion in Hughes Hall portrays her with short hair, an aquiline nose, and a determined chin.• A gold medallion, an expression of faith.• Pour corn sauce around edge of medallions.• The lean, bite-size medallions have plenty of good smoky barbecue flavor.• However, this still maintains square frames to the medallions, each of which holds a single, floral device.• They flexed their claws on their medallions, up and down the zips of their jerkins.Origin medallion (1600-1700) French médaillon, from Italian medaglione, from medaglia; → MEDALme·dal·li·on nounChineseSyllable of a piece shaped like a Corpus metal |