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Meanings of ikon in English

Portuguese
figura
Catalan
foto
Spanish
foto
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A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.

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        Usage of ikon in English
        1
        Six miles from Lesopolye was the village Obnino with a wonder-working ikon.
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        2
        His torpid eyes, sunk in fat, were fixed upon the ikon stand.
        The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories
        3
        Tatiana Markovna rose from the divan and looked at the ikon.
        The Precipice
        4
        The ikon over the door looked like a dark smudged blur.
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        5
        His mother came in quietly, timidly, and prayed before the ikon.
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        6
        It was a difficult affair, as the ikon was under guard.
        The Created Legend
        7
        And all the army and all God's people saw the sacred ikon crying.
        Folk-Tales of Napoleon / Napoleonder from the Russian; The Napol...
        8
        Liberty is not as sacred an ikon as it is in the West.
        The God That Failed
        9
        To steal and destroy the miracle-working ikon-thatwould be something to crow about!
        The Created Legend
        10
        Nastasya Petrovna heaved a deep sigh and looked towards the ikon with tear-stained eyes.
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        11
        Yegorushka, looking at him, thought of the little ikon glass and asked Styopka softly:
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        12
        I remember two things like these too, a silver one and a little ikon.
        Crime and Punishment
        13
        It's supposed to be a wonder-working ikon and hasn't one miracle to its credit.
        Savva and the Life of Man: Two plays by Leonid Andreyev
        14
        There was not a single ikon to be seen on the wall- abadsign!
        A Hero of Our Time
        15
        Now there was no light in the room but the little lamp before the ikon.
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        16
        Ever since sunset I have had a candle burning before the ikon in my bedroom.
        Dead Souls
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        Translations for ikon
        Ikon through the time
        Ikon across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common