How To Use Insignia In A Sentence
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burse" (Lat. _bursa_, Gr. [Greek: borsa], bag of skin) is particularly used of the embroidered purse which is one of the insignia of office of the lord high chancellor of England, and of the pouch which in the Roman Church contains the "corporal" in the service of the Mass.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
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Down below, a mass of brank-ursine formed as it were a pedestal, from the midst of which sprang scarlet geum, rhodanthe with stiff petals, and clarkia with great white carved crosses, that looked like the insignia of some barbarous order.
La faute de l'Abbe Mouret
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There are various classes of Secular Abbots; some have both jurisdiction and the right to use the pontifical insignia; others have only the abbatical dignity without either jurisdiction or the right to pontificalia; while yet another class holds in certain cathedral churches the first dignity and the privilege of precedence in choir and in assemblies, by reason of some suppressed or destroyed conventual church now become the cathedral.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize
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Was it not enough that, like the other insignia, it should be an emblem of scorn and mockery, since that was their aim?
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A third man stood there; black tracksuit without insignia, balaclava mask covering the head.
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He ignored Sir Ralph's corpse but lifted back the insignia over the hospitaller's and the canvas sheet which lay underneath.
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The insignia on his kepi, the hat unique to the French military, is torn away and thrown into the dirt.
Emancipation
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Like the pillow the white on white design and three flag insignia is classic, elegant, and free of worry as the pillow features double stitching ensuring a sealed hypoallergenic pillow that no down will escape.
A “Spruce Goose” of a Pillow
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Another saddle had Sir Gavlok Whitfell's pierced cinquefoil insignia.
IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE
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The US system of rank badges and insignia, introduced in the early 19th century, is highly distinctive, and instructive.
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Even when, later still, the general's eager hand, stretching forth for the dusky flagon (it was sacrilege to sweep away those insignia of age and respectability), managed to capsize the candelabrum and sent the fluid "adamantine" spattering a treasured table-cloth (how quick the dash of the young trooper's hand upon the flame -- and its extinction!), a gentle smile was the sole rebuke, followed by a "Thank you, Mr. Harris.
Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War
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A couple of weeks later I was on the U.S. Army home page and noticed a link to unit insignia and patches.
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The almost universal desire to possess some kind of armorial insignia, implies a corresponding recognition of the necessity to obtain them from some Institution or Personage, supposed to be competent and authorised both to determine what they should be, and to impart a right to accept and to assume and bear them.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
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Henry VII had a Welsh dragon and a wolfhound on his heraldic insignia.
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Its insignia was two alembics with spouts crossed against a benzene ring.
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The sheer volume of insignia required for public services means that insignia can be given only the appearance of precious metals.
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Therefore, the shoulder-sleeve insignia was authorized to be worn with the blue uppermost to conform to the manner of wearing the brassard.
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Down below, a mass of brank-ursine formed as it were a pedestal, from the midst of which sprang scarlet geum, rhodanthe with stiff petals, and clarkia with great white carved crosses, that looked like the insignia of some barbarous order.
La faute de l'Abbe Mouret
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She motioned them to come inside, noting the rank insignia on their collars.
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The collegians were clad in mantles of husi, which is a thin fabric like picote, [23] inclining toward violet, with insignia of red braid extending to the feet.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing
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Those of the first class, well known as the insignia of certain eminent personages and powerful houses, were borne by all the followers, retainers, dependants, and partisans of those personages and houses: and they were so borne by them, and they were used by their owners for every variety of decorative purpose, because they were _known and understood_; and, consequently, because the presence of these Badges would cause all persons and objects bearing them to be readily and certainly distinguished.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
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They collect clothing with FBI insignia on it so they can pretend to be federal agents.
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On the front of the hangar was a piece of metal bearing the insignia of the German iron cross.
Times, Sunday Times
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The Microsoft-Insignia alliance spells trouble for Sun which has refused to license Windows from Microsoft.
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British cavalry standards and guidons are made of crimson silk embroidered with the appropriate regimental badges and insignia and battle honours.
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Both religious and sporting imagery feature an array of symbols, insignia, emblems and motifs: saints and heroes; churches and stadiums; pilgrims and fans; exaltation and celebration.
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Outside are insignia, shown in state ; But here are sweet incense - clouds , quietly ours .
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Aside from being an insignia for an aide, aiguillette like cords were awarded to American soldiers by the French and Belgium governments as the Fourragére.
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Clark sez, The MPAA monstrosity is an activity patch or temporary insignia - these denote that a scout has participated in a special event or activity; a couple of common examples of activity patches are those issued to scouts who have attended a weekend camporee or a week at summer camp.
Boing Boing
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It is even possible, though not demonstrated, that, as early as the close of the pre-Constantinian period, liturgical insignia came into use among the bishops and deacons, as the orarion, or stole, and the omophorion or pallium.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner
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He noticed my military insignia and asked if I was going to Saudi Arabia for the Gulf War.
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Even more glaring is that in these same studies, Insignia POPS was found to have executed in less than 20% of the stores we surveyed.
Archive 2009-10-01
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Don't assume the Opel Insignia will be the first production vehicle, Wagoner tells Ward's.
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Human Rights Watch found that the militias use Sudanese military weapons, insignia and chain of command.
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He demanded they be banned from using the title Duke of Anjou, which is what French monarchs often gave their children, as well as the royal insignia, called the fleur-de-lis.
Prince Jean's Ready to Rule France,
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Some insignia, such as hats, necklaces, belts, and girdles, are worn daily.
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A gold packet of king size a regal insignia, an attractive implication toward glamour and wealth.
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Of course a great row occurred as to who was to blame, and many arrests and trials took place, but there had been such an interchanging of cap numbers and other insignia that it was next to impossible to identify the guilty, and so much crimination and acrimony grew out of the affair that it was deemed best to drop the whole matter.
She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories
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The group, which recruited through a website and public pamphleting, ordered T-shirts from Chapman and used the front's insignia and literature.
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She adjusted the insignia that marked her rank before leaving the mirror.
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Worn with military uniform are government decorations, insignia, distinctive devices and other military heraldic symbols established under prescribed regulations.
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The use and display of our insignia and pathes are in accordance with AR670-1 in regards to being a historical recreationist participant.
Heroes or Villains?
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.... there was a reason he wore captain insignia and it wasn't to promote himself.
Heroes or Villains?
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Grunge has been a recurrent theme in fashion since the early 1990s, when rockers like Cobain transformed kilts, moth-eaten sweaters and lumberjack plaids into the insignia of yuppie revolt.
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The insignia depicted the head of an Indian scout wearing a helmet peering through a cloud, signifying the squadron's role as an aerial scout for the Army.
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The Imperial insignia was printed on the left shoulder pad and the right gauntlet.
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He was in the uniform of a French officer, a senior officer, his red-collared bluejacket bright with gold insignia.
Sharpe's Enemy
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In their Heroic Age the Greeks were fighting in phyle and phratry, the Germanic peoples in tribes and kinship-groups, and the ancient Scots in their clans, each of which could be identified by special insignia during the greater collective military expeditions.
Conflict and The Web of Group-Affiliations
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His was the largest retinue in England and he promoted the use of badges and insignia, the most familiar being the Lancastrian collar of esses.
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The distinctive insignia of the patriarch are the masnaftô (a form of head-dress), the phainô (a kind of cape or cope), the orarion (a kind of pallium), the tiara, or mitre (other bishops wear only the orarion and the mitre), the pastoral staff surmounted with a cross, and, in the Latin fashion, the pastoral ring and the pectoral cross.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy
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A moment later, a waitress put three glasses of water on coasters bearing the establishments insignia.
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This sporty red knit hat comes emblazoned with the Life Aquatic insignia, while the tight, skimpy blue bathing suit leaves little to the imagination.
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Masonic symbolism features prominently in many governments and military insignias.
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She pulled down her glove and stared at the red symbol on her palm, a basic crescent insignia.
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His uniform bore the insignia of a captain.
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Regimental top brass are insisting that if it happens, the Duke's must retain the insignia and badges as well as their name.
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Parts of the downed F-117 wreckage –such as the left wing with US Air Force insignia, the cockpit canopy, ejection seat, pilot's helmet and radio –are exhibited at Belgrade's aviation museum.
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Sir Thomas Fairfax found himself behind the Royalist line, so he took off all insignia and rode through their lines until he could reach safety.
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She opened his charred shirt to see that he had trumpets, a Fire Captain's insignia, on the lapel of his white uniform shirt.
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Kapono is now running around in BDU's sporting Bird Colonel insignia's.
Heroes or Villains?
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I found a store marked with the secret insignia of the alchemist 's trade.
WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
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The Candleglow insignia in the corner doesn't help matters, but simply emphasizes how cheap and tawdry the whole thing looks.
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Kneeling down on the rug before her trunk, Lia searched among her weapons and armor for her rank insignia—a frontlet made of animal skin featuring a three-gem triad embedded in the center.
String Theory, Book 3: Evolution
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Ramirez stood up easily in his military uniform, no insignia giving his rank.
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Perhaps the perpetrators should be rounded up and branded with hot pokers with the insignia ‘BIGOT’ on their forehead to see how they like it.
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He accepted a five-star insignia but declined the option of wearing it.
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Identity papers, grade insignia and unit marks, items of protection (mask and helmet), and personal items.
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After all, Crips insignia is a healthy form of social rebellion against whatever.
Hammer and Anvil
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I found a store marked with the secret insignia of the alchemist 's trade.
WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
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The Special Warfare insignia consists of a golden eagle clutching a U.S. Navy anchor, trident, and flintlock style pistol.
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Henry VIII dropped the wolfhound and replaced it with a lion, thus making the royal insignia less Welsh.
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The attacker was black, about 5ft, and wore dark clothing and a dark baseball cap with the NBA insignia on its front and visor.
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These liveries came to be distinguished by heraldic insignia and emblems.
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On the middle cornice, again parallel to the altar of St. Benedict, St. Bernard receives the abbatial insignia from Our Lady.
Neuzelle Abbey
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Vehicles were attacked with hammers and officers covered their identification insignia.
Times, Sunday Times
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These liveries came to be distinguished by heraldic insignia and emblems.
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Sea Scouting insignia was initially developed by Kimo Wilder, Chief Seascout from 1916-23.
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Leopard skins, neo-traditionalist insignia, made frequent appearances at the installation of chiefs.
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His schlumpy attire, including floppy hats and baggy khakis, is pretty nondescript, but we did notice an interesting insignia on a puffy vest he was sporting.
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The armorer was a small man, partially bald, with no insignia of rank on his coveralls.
The Forever War
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The boy wears a baseball cap with an insignia showing two tennis racquets or paddleball racquets.
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Berlin, nor did any of our artizan friends, although there were very pressing orders in the shape of those unvarying German court douceurs, diamond-circled snuff boxes, and insignia of the Red and Black Eagle.
A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France
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One that routinely engages in perfidy, intentionally targets civilians, uses hospitals, schools and mosques to hide and fire rockets, transports its soldiers and material using ambulances marked with the red crescent, refuses to abide by a unified command structure, refuses to wear distinctive insignia, .... is not comparable to a “freedom fighter” in any respect except the trivial.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What’s Going on With Turkey
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Iris extended her arm and pointed at the insignia blazoned onto his jacket.
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The Valkyrie Unit emblem was emblazoned on his right shoulder and little else for visual insignias were shown.
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Appropriate use of the name and insignias can benefit all, while inappropriate use may reflect negatively on both the institution and its individual members.
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He insists some were wearing Golden Dawn insignia.
The Sun
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USAF Airman enlisted rank pin insignia set military AF
SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 5781
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-- When a knight entered the lists at a tournament, his presence was announced by sound of trumpet or horn, after which the officers of arms, the official Heralds, declared his armorial insignia -- they “blazoned” his Arms. This term, “to blazon,” derived from the German word “_blasen_,” signifying “to blow a blast on
The Handbook to English Heraldry
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Arms were the insignia of a family of distinction, and that was why its menfolk took such a pride in them; in that pride their womenfolk consciously shared.
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His ship's uniform was casual, allowing the crew some leeway in their dress, with regulation insignia as the only standard.
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What sort of degenerate would ignore the flashing lights of a vehicle clearly bearing the insignia of the Florida Highway Patrol?
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The chevron and star insignia were worn only by men with five to nine years ' service.
KARA KUSH
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It bore the Knights of Pythias name and insignia above names of World War I casualties, among them: a Schwartz, a Dickstein and a Katz.
Laura Silver: On Veterans, Crosses And Shields
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After what seemed an eternity, a transport helicopter bearing the insignia of the United States Navy appeared in the distance and headed straight for them.
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With their famous prancing horse insignia and red livery, Ferraris are racing cars in the same way that Hoovers are vacuum cleaners or Rizlas are cigarette papers.
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Most of the Lunarians wore ordinary garments, although their styles of it-upward-flared collars, short cloaks, dagged skirts, pectoral sunbursts, insignia of phyle or family, colors, iridescences, inset glitterlights, details more fanciful still-would have been florid were it not as natural on them as brilliance on a coral snake.
The Stars Are Also Fire
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The fasces were the insignia of a Roman praetor, consul, general, or governor.
The Spartacus War
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Gen. Petraeus, the agency's fifth director in eight years, is the four-star general who led allied troops in Afghanistan, steeped in a culture that confers authority with the insignia on an officer's uniform.
Mr. Insider Will Guide Petraeus at the CIA
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In their Heroic Age the Greeks were fighting in phyle and phratry, the Germanic peoples in tribes and kinship-groups, and the ancient Scots in their clans, each of which could be identified by special insignia during the greater collective military expeditions.
Conflict and The Web of Group-Affiliations
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Run a plastic toothpick or the end of a big sewing machine needle around the insignia and rings.
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A group of fighters are destroyed in seconds by a mysterious red Mig - 29 with a devil insignia on the tailplane.
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Later, in a special review at Les Invalides in Paris, the insignia was bestowed upon his wife.
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None of them wore name tapes on the uniform, none wore rank insignia.
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It certainly is ‘retro’ with the long bonnet, side scoops, round headlights, aggressive nose and the galloping horse insignia.
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This most recent match welcomed Redmond game studio Airtight Games, who seemed unprepared from the start — at least, compared to PA’s set of matching red polo shirts with tiny game controller insignias on the breast.
Last Night « PubliCola
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They will receive their OBE insignia rather than being knighted.
Times, Sunday Times
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On each breastplate was an insignia, a raised image of a dragon wrapped around a knife.
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The army cleverly arranged to have inserted among the legitimate insignia properly designed patches for most of the notional formations.
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Harvey was dressed in a khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar.
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There are five insignia on various parts of the plane.
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Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace.
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That's why he let her use his insignia: the terrible shield, the aegis and his devastating weapon, the ray.
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Given her identification with it, and her wearing of the uraeus as royal insignia, it is possible to imagine Cleopatra taking it into her last embrace.
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The insignia is supposed to be worn with the well-known Green Beret, said
Ray Jennings
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It has the insignia of Prydyn, the sea foaming around the sword, along with a heart.
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Trevor Brazile wore the sponsorship colors and insignia of the U.S. Army, which made him my favorite for the coveted all-around title.
Mercy Kill
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Showing the insignia of Neutral deities cuts no ice with Thadeus - such gods are little better than the Proscribed Ones.
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The lions and lilies shone over the high dorseret chair in the center, and the same august device marked with the cadency label indicated the seat of the Prince, while glowing to right and to left were the long lines of noble insignia, honored in peace and terrible in war.
Sir Nigel
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The change should not affect daily operations, but will be apparent in the units) new designations, flags, guidons, colors, and insignias.
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Petty Officer, U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia; comparative military ranks ... such as MM for Machinist's Mate, QM for Quartermaster, or YN for Yeoman.
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A large number centered on war themes, such as army-cap badges, national flags, and military insignia.
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The insignia of an order or decoration should not be displayed with a shield on which the arms of two spouses are marshaled, because the honor is specific to the person to whom it was granted, not to his or her spouse.
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The following links provide images of the rank insignias as they were worn by both the Union and Confederate armies.
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I can see the bits of light blue cotton candy in that girl's hair and the official Padres 'insignia on that guy's cap and the little unicorn birthstone pendant around the neck of that old lady who's not playing the game but she's standing back and watching the kid do it, I guess he's her grandson.
Another Etiquette Lesson from the Jungle
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The male TFNGs were learning there was an even more powerful pheromone than jet-jockey wings and the SEAL insignia: the title astronaut.
Riding Rockets
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The insignia was visible on the wingtip.
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What is the significance of the ribbons, insignia and medals?
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Vehicles were attacked with hammers and officers covered their identification insignia.
Times, Sunday Times
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Led by their chief, bearing the insignia of the Antelope fraternity and the whizzer, followed by the asperger, with his medicine bowl and aspergill and wearing a chaplet of green cottonwood leaves on his long, glossy, black hair, they circle the plaza four times, each time stamping heavily on the sipapu board with the right foot, as a signal to the spirits of the underworld that they are about to begin the ceremony.
The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi
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A cross-layer neighborhood reservation mechanism with in-band signaling system(called NR-INSIGNIA) for Ad Hoc networks was proposed, considering the impact of channel contention at MAC layer.
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Being able to indulge in the insignia of wealth, even without being the good fellow he is, Ernest finds it is of little significance that his hair is "what fond mothers term auburn," while Dawn's triumphs were assured from the outset.
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
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She was wearing a dark green cheongsam, matching with the insignia.
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I remain baffled, though, that civilized people who would (rightly) recoil in disgust if someone wore a baseball cap with a swastika or the SS insignia think a red star hat, or Che shirt, is just fine.
ProWomanProLife » No offence, but…
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The Eagle never stopped unfurling its yellow insignia with the bicipital eagle, which according to tradition was given by Carlo V in person on one of his visits to Siena.
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There are other Scouters whom have provided me with scans of square knot insignia as well as other items.
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These liveries came to be distinguished by heraldic insignia and emblems.
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He complained to a supervisor at the London airport, who said gang tattoos must be covered but military insignia is fine.
The Sun
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Or are they, as I suspect, just trying to be tough, butch and militaristic by using a symbol that is increasingly finding its way onto military insignias and heraldry?
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It is even possible, though not demonstrated, that, as early as the close of the pre-Constantinian period, liturgical insignia came into use among the bishops and deacons, as the orarion, or stole, and the omophorion or pallium.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner
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It's cluttered with old animal traps and tools, strange ghoulish pictures and military insignia.
Times, Sunday Times
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However, he did NOT earn such a privilege, and wearing the SEAL “Trident” insignia is a violation of federal law
Heroes or Villains?
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I can remember the dominant figure of Sir Robert Borden, whose work in crowning Canada with its truce insignia of nationhood must never be forgotten.
Britain Today
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Members of Bravo Company, whose insignia is the Grim Reaper, arrived in Kuwait on May 1, 2003, just as President Bush declared major combat operations over.
Speaking of Purple Hearts...
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The Insignia VXR Sports Tourer seeninthese pages isthecomplete real deal, nothing left to uncover excepttheprice.
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Daemus turned to face the soldier addressing him, a smooth-faced lad in a conspicuously dry uniform and a corporal's insignia on his collar.
Dust and Blood
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Now any ex-service personnel have the right to be buried under their 'appropriate insignia'.
The Sun
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Nearby lies a mission patch torn from a Nasa space suit with the seven names of the crew running along the edge of the shuttle-shaped insignia.
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The insignia was a circle with two pentagrams, but one of the pentagrams was reversed.
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In a combat uniform the Navy rank insignia would not be noticeable except at extremely close range.
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It is enough that he is clothed with the insignia of the office, and exercises its powers and functions…
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I'm less clear about the distinctions of rank and insignia on the other side of the great divide between officers and enlisted men.
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Insignia of _bagáni_-ship used by Manóbos of the upper Agúsan. _d_, War chief's red headkerchief.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
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The sheer volume of insignia required for public services means that insignia can be given only the appearance of precious metals.
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Clipeus erat vacuus, in quo olim fuisse dicebant laminam æream, et eius in ea itidem cælata insignia, Leonem videlicet argenteum, cui ad pectus lunula rubea in campo cæruleo, quem Limbus ambiret denticulatus ex auro.
The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville
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Vehicles were attacked with hammers and officers covered their identification insignia.
Times, Sunday Times
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According to the usage current in the British Isles the term regalia is almost always employed to denote the insignia of royalty or "crown jewels".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
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What is the significance of the ribbons, insignia and medals?
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He ignored Sir Ralph's corpse but lifted back the insignia over the hospitaller's and the canvas sheet which lay underneath.
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His uniform bore the insignia of a captain.
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We ourselves circulate as so many signs, carrying on our bodies innumerable minor signs and insignias.
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Eyewitnesses had told the police that the vehicle of the security forces had an insignia of "hangul" (red deer).
The Economic Times