Meaning Of The Word Skull and crossbones

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skull and crossbones
singular noun: A skull and crossbones is a picture of a human skull above a pair of crossed bones which warns of death or danger. It used to appear on the flags of pirate ships and is now sometimes found on containers holding poisonous substances.

skull and crossbones in British English
a human skull facing forward with two long bones crossed beneath it, as formerly pictured on pirates' flags: now used as a warning sign, as on poisons
noun: a picture of the human skull above two crossed thighbones, formerly on the pirate flag, now used as a warning of danger or death
noun: a representation of a front view of a human skull above two crossed bones, originally used on pirates' flags and now used as a warning sign, as in designating substances as poisons

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