medallion

Meanings

Noun

• A large medal, usually decorative.
• A cut of meat resembling a medallion.
• A usually round or oval frame (often made of stucco) containing a decoration.
• A circular certificate used in some places to register a vehicle, especially a taxicab.
• A yellowish brown.

Verb

• To mark with, or as with, a medallion or medallions.

Origin

• Borrowed from French médaillon