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Meaning of death's-head | Babel Free

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

Čeština smrtihlav
Deutsch Totenkopf
Español calavera
Suomi pääkallo
Français tête de mort
Italiano teschio
Nederlands doodshoofd doodskop
Português caveira
Svenska dödskalle
Türkçe kurukafa

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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