death's head

/ˌdɛ(θ)s ˌˈhɛd/
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Definitions of death's head
  1. noun
    a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death
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    type of:
    symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization
    something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
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