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death's-head

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolcalavera
Françaistête de mort
DeutschTotenkopf
10 more languages
Češtinasmrtihlav
Ελληνικάνεκροκεφαλή
Suomipääkallo
Magyarhalálfejkoponya
Italianoteschio
Nederlandsdoodshoofddoodskop
Portuguêscaveira
Русскиймёртвая голова́
Svenskadödskalle
Türkçekurukafa

Examples

“To the confusion and confounding of that cursed death's-head knight.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

death's-head hawkmoth death/doom Deathbed deathbed conversion Deathbeds deathbell

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