Sentence examples for distinctive emblem from inspiring English sources

Maya cities and kingdoms in the Classic Period were identified in hieroglyphic texts by a distinctive emblem glyph; they are essentially royal titles composed of three distinct parts - the glyphs representing k'uhul and ajau (meaning "divine" and "lord") followed by the name of the polity this person ruled over.

In the Western Hemisphere, Canada uses a maple leaf as a distinctive emblem of the country.

She describes the restaurant's distinctive emblem as "a large, life-size swan -- a very dingy golden swan".

It was not a distinctive emblem, however, because the same design was used (except for the initials of each territory displayed at the bottom) by the Gold Coast, Lagos, and Gambia colonies.

106 of 24 December 1966 regarding regulations for granting the military colors of units and large units from all military branches, modifying the display protocol for ensigns and pennants of navy and Coast Guard ships, establishing a distinctive emblem and commanders' emblems for navy and Coast Guard vessels, a jack for navy ships and a distinctive ensign for Coast Guard ships.

After World War II, big industry turned to modern architects for distinctive emblems of prestige.

The term includes objects properly identified by one of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions, but does not include civilian property that is a military objective.

CAP members wear uniforms similar to the U.S. Air Force's uniforms worn with distinctive emblems, insignia and badges to identify them as CAP members; these are categorized as "USAF-style uniforms".

He said several characteristics in the images selected for release are distinctive: the emblem on one man's hat, the backpacks they carried, their gaits, and seeing them walking together.

New footage, which officers have digitally enhanced, shows a man who has never been identified wearing a distinctive V emblem jacket in an off-licence on Well Hall Road in Eltham at 8pm on the night Lawrence was murdered.

Police will use Monday night's Crimewatch programme on BBC1 to appeal for a man seen wearing a jacket with a distinctive V emblem in an off licence two hours before the murder, and some 100 yards from where Stephen was attacked, to come forward.