What's the difference between emblem and monogram?

Emblem


Definition:

  • (n.) Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental inserted in a surface.
  • (n.) A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.
  • (n.) A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.
  • (v. t.) To represent by an emblem; to symbolize.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Buckingham Palace was drawn into the dispute when it was revealed that Pownall had sought advice from the Lord Chamberlain, a key officer in the royal household, on the potential misuse of the portcullis emblem due to it being the property of the Queen.
  • (2) The first two games from that partnership will be based on the company’s b-tier franchises Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem.
  • (3) A woman identified by a protest organizer as Bree Newsome, a 30-year-old youth organizer from Charlotte, North Carolina, climbed the flagpole before 6am and took down the controversial emblem of the antebellum, slaveholding south, with the assistance of another activist.
  • (4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Either way, I love Jane for idly sticking two fingers up at the idea of a spa break in Rhodes or other emblems of “sophistication” being the only thing to aspire to.
  • (5) Whether you view the self-employed as the silent victims of our invidious jobs market or emblems of a new spirit of entrepreneurialism spreading through society, what is beyond doubt is that the ranks of those working for themselves are swelling by the day.
  • (6) The man who has scored more World Cup finals goals (five in 12 appearances) than any other US player (and indeed, more, as one image doing the rounds had it, than Messi, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic and Rooney have managed in 31 games) has found himself becoming the ultimate emblem of Jurgen Klinsmann's "What have you done for me lately?"
  • (7) Messages of two types (pantomime and emblem) were presented under four conditions (spoken message alone, spoken message repeated, gestured message alone, and spoken message plus redundant gesture).
  • (8) One replaces the three lions of India's Ashoka symbol , the national emblem, with three bloody-jawed wolves.
  • (9) Unlike Mid Staffs, Mount Alvernia has not become an emblem of the failings of private hospitals.
  • (10) Elizabeth Butler, who carried out the investigation, said the watchdog must introduce checks when personal names are used in party names or descriptions to ensure the individual or their family has consented, and review all names, descriptions and emblems currently on the register.
  • (11) Many sported bright yellow "No to military trials" armbands, an emblem of fierce opposition to the ruling generals, and refused to join a bout of collective applause for the army council that still maintains an iron grip on the country's levers of power.
  • (12) Merlin was then taken over by Topps and the result is that England are the only World Cup team that Panini can’t reproduce with logos or emblems, which is why the players all look like they’re wearing bibs in the photos.
  • (13) Fans turned up carrying Catalan flags and their whistles drowned out the Uefa anthem before kick-off as they protested against a second fine for Barcelona for displaying political emblems.
  • (14) She became an emblem of the French New Wave, thanks to her role in Hiroshima Mon Amour, before returning to the Paris stage in the 1970s.
  • (15) There was no warning about other political groups, but next to an image of the anarchist emblem, the City of Westminster police's "counter terrorist focus desk" called for anti-anarchist whistleblowers stating: "Anarchism is a political philosophy which considers the state undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, and instead promotes a stateless society, or anarchy.
  • (16) Intentionally directing attacks against hospital facilities containing the sick and wounded, or against entities carrying the Red Cross or Red Crescent emblem is a war crime in a non-international armed conflict.
  • (17) Basic nonverbal components that could be applied to peer pressure resistance programs, such as gaze (eye behavior), stance and proxemics (space), gesture and emblems, and facial expression, are reviewed.
  • (18) This finding was attributed to a depictability factor: the pictures associated with pantomimes were relatively direct representations of item content, while those associated with emblems were necessarily less direct representations.
  • (19) "Intentionally directing attacks against hospitals and places containing the sick and the wounded and against medical units using the Red Cross or Red Crescent emblem is a war crime in non-international armed conflict," the investigators said, referring to a legal term for civil war.
  • (20) Behind him was the new party emblem, introduced in 2006 – a soothing blue and yellow anemone hepatica flower, and the slogan: “Sweden’s Opposition.” Three themes dominated the speech: the danger of Islamism, which Åkesson has described as “the Nazism of our times”; the need to stop the flow of refugees and asylum seekers – Sweden takes more asylum seekers per capita than any other EU country; and the desire to create a better society for Sweden’s children.

Monogram


Definition:

  • (n.) A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.
  • (n.) A picture in lines; a sketch.
  • (n.) An arbitrary sign for a word.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With this new equation a monogram is performed to calculate the cardiac output from the area given by the numerical integrator.
  • (2) I imagine that those who think protesting during the National Anthem is un-American think that the Boston Tea Party was a literal tea party with tiny cakes and monogrammed napkins.
  • (3) For several days, I left this letter to one side as I had more important matters to attend to, namely designing the monogram for my blazer.
  • (4) A recent post shows Bryan modelling a pair of blue-and-gold Just Cavalli leopardprint leggings and a Valentino clutch, the appeal of which, he explains, lies in having it " monogrammed with your initials ", making it, unusually for this loathsome day and age, where anyone can "pretty much get anything", "truly and only yours".
  • (5) Trenchcoats, monogrammed scarves and check blanket ponchos, all made in Britain, underpinned sales growth during the financial year ending 31 March.
  • (6) At the Louis Vuitton flagship store on the Champs Elysées, the Japanese tourists were jostling over the famous monogrammed leather bags like they were going out of fashion.
  • (7) 2 Monogrammed hankies But with different names on so you can help out a friend.
  • (8) Hjorth in his classic monogram "Eczematous Allergy to Balsams" emphasized that sensitization to balsam of Peru is most important since secondary allergens such as "fragrances" are ubiquitous.
  • (9) Fetal heart rate was measured by transvaginal Doppler ultrasound and compared with a monogram established from 75 fetuses.
  • (10) If you loved us, Gwynnie, you wouldn't taunt us with your £140 bespoke monogrammed table napkins .
  • (11) Electron micrographs of isolated human alpha(2)M-molecules, obtained by the negative contrast technique, revealed morphologically homogenous structures resembling a graceful monogram of the two letters H and I.
  • (12) Monograms were also made, allowing easy access to normal values.
  • (13) On arrival, protesters found many of his papers burnt, leaving his personalised golf bag and the towels monogrammed with his initials in the toilets as the most obvious signs of his earlier presence.
  • (14) When Monogram, his painted construction with an amiable stuffed angora goat encircled by a tyre, was exhibited in the Tate Gallery exhibition, Painting and Sculpture of a Decade 1954-64 (he had a one-man Whitechapel show the same year), it looked absolutely right, the subject of nice judgment, and totally unshocking.
  • (15) A decision to simplify the variety of trenchcoats on offer helped boost sales of the company’s classic British-made garment, along with Scottish-made scarves, which can now be monogrammed via online order for £75 on top of the £335 retail price.
  • (16) This value, referred to a monogram, may be used to assess the volume of blood impregnating the compresses, in relation to the pre-operative or present haematocrit of the patient, by direct reading.