death's-head

[ deths-hed ]

noun

1. a human skull, especially as a symbol of mortality.

death's-head

noun

1. a human skull or a representation of one

Word History and Origins

Origin of death's-head¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Many of them were ticketed with complicated chemical names, and some bore the awe-inspiring deaths-head poison label.

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The old woman then turned round her face towards him, and displayed—a deaths-head.

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Another guest met the old woman on the stairs and equally saw the deaths-head.

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Whenever the element of certainty enters, it is the deaths head at the feast.

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It was a mourning ring, with the deaths-head and cross-bones.

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