medallion

noun

me·dal·lion | \ mə-ˈdal-yən

Definition of medallion

1 : a large medal

2 : something resembling a large medal especially : a tablet or panel in a wall or window bearing a figure in relief, a portrait, or an ornament

3 or less commonly medaillon \ mā-dä-ˈyōⁿ

\ : a small, round or oval serving (as of meat or fish)

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Synonyms for medallion

Synonyms

medal,
order

Examples of medallion in a Sentence

the hockey team received a gold medallion at the Olympics

Recent Examples on the Web No medallion has sold in San Francisco since April 2016. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco taxi drivers lose dream, face foreclosures as pandemic jolts business," 22 Jan. 2021 Participants who completed the 2020 series can collect their hiking stick and first hiking medallion sticker during the open house sessions. — Joan Rusek, cleveland, "Happy New Year, now it is time to start something new: Valley Views," 28 Dec. 2020 The single car key has a pineapple medallion on it. — cleveland, "Employees ‘vault’ they were locked inside bank safe: Olmsted Falls Police Blotter," 17 Dec. 2020 On the floor of the rotunda is a massive paving medallion depicting 13 flowers symbolizing the various princesses. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, "8 Things to Know About Hong Kong Disneyland’s New Castle," 22 Dec. 2020 Here, rubellites, tsavorites, yellow sapphires, turquoise, aquamarines and diamonds form a many-hued medallion, reminiscent of the swirls it’s named for. — WSJ, "Tom Ford’s Eco-Friendly Watch and the Other Best-Designed Items of December," 3 Dec. 2020 Artist and exhibit designer Derek Gorsuch has created a krewe medallion, shaped like a New Orleans-style house atop float wheels. — Doug Maccash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "Krewe of House Floats, a Mardi Gras 2021 parade alternative, is on a roll," 27 Nov. 2020 Also featured in the West Coast rollout are Silver Fern’s ground and medallion cuts of venison. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: Restaurant Week revival aims to aid struggling businesses," 10 Nov. 2020 The dining room’s 19th-century crystal chandelier by Val St. Lambert in Belgium hangs from an 18th-century ceiling medallion from Venice. — oregonlive, "Art dealers to sell their antique-filled Portland Heights mansion priced at $1.4 million," 26 Oct. 2020

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