Trophy
['trəʊfɪ]
Definition
(noun.) something given as a token of victory.
(noun.) an award for success in war or hunting.
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Definition
(n.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people.
(n.) The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive.
(n.) Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.
(n.) Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Memorial, monument.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:War-spoil, acquisition, laurels, palm, bays, wreath, prize, medal, feather
ANT:Brand, stigma, tarnish, stain, blot
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Definition
n. a memorial of a victory consisting of a pile of arms erected on the field of battle: anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory: something that is evidence of victory: an ornamental group of weapons flags memorials of the chase &c.—v.t. to adorn with trophies.—adj. Trō′phied adorned with trophies.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To see trophies in a dream, signifies some pleasure or fortune will come to you through the endeavors of mere acquaintances. For a woman to give away a trophy, implies doubtful pleasures and fortune.
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Examples
- And to this day the stone remains, an illegible monument of Mr. Pickwick's greatness, and a lasting trophy to the littleness of his enemies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It is to him that this trophy belongs. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But I won't keep a count of people I have killed as though it were a trophy record or a disgusting business like notches in a gun, he told himself. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Over the fireplace was a magnificent trophy of weapons, one of which had been used on that tragic night. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- An exhausted composure, a worn-out placidity, an equanimity of fatigue not to be ruffled by interest or satisfaction, are the trophies of her victory. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He is labeling his trophies, now. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was but a short time before the last vestige of its body, root and limb had disappeared, the fragments taken as trophies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A captured German gun was hauled from the Mall, where a vast array of such trophies had been set out, into Trafalgar Square, and its carriage burnt. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I sit here of a night surrounded by the lovely trophies of my art, and what have they done for me? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The corridors at Hurlstone have their walls largely decorated with trophies of old weapons. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- They are numerous, my stock of human warious is large, the shop is pretty well crammed, and I don't just now want any more trophies of my art. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Since then the same tree has furnished as many cords of wood, in the shape of trophies, as The True Cross. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But I am on my own ground, I am surrounded by the trophies of my art, and my tools is very handy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Another was going to scalp such Bedouins as fell to his share, and take his bald-headed sons of the desert home with him alive for trophies. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The moment the camp was reached our men laid down their arms and commenced rummaging the tents to pick up trophies. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The enemy was defeated with great slaughter, and the loss of most of his artillery and trains, and the trophies he had captured in the morning. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Shall one man claim The trophies won by thousands? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I am surrounded, as I have observed,' said Mr Venus, placidly, 'by the trophies of my art. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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