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Costume accessory, usually in the form of a patch, pin, or other ornament, worn to indicate membership, affiliation, rank, or achievement.

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A warrant giving a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but without conferring the authority, precedence, or pay of real rank.

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As long as you carry the emblem, nothing can happen to you. 
 The Neverending Story 

Here the phallus was carried in procession as the emblem of Hermes. 
 The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 

The party, with an emblem resembling a swastika, denies accusations of violence. 
 Reuters 

But it was a sacred emblem in the dateless antiquity of Egypt. 
 The Bride of the Mistletoe 

That Union is the emblem of the triumphs of the white race. 
 History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States 

She'd never heard quite that note in the brash young ensign's voice. 
 War Of Honor 

At his command the British ensign soon fluttered gaily in the breeze. 
 The Boy Allies under Two Flags 

These were adopted as the ensign of Siena, in the Middle Ages. 
 Renaissance in Italy, Volume 3 (of 7) / The Fine Arts 

The ensign from Montana is clearly the best marksman in the class. 
 The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228 

The British ensign was drawn over the body of the dead Indian. 
 Young Lion of the Woods / Or, A Story of Early Colonial Days 

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The other tore it open; and there was his brevet as colonel. 
 White Lies 

He left the service at the close of the war as brevet-major-general. 
 Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2: November 1863... 

He hoped that the Marshal had brought his brevet as brigadier general. 
 The Man With The Broken Ear 

I therefore nominate M. de Poiery to be a captain by brevet. 
 A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu... 

Roger Jones was adjutant general of the army, and brigadier general by brevet. 
 General Scott 

At present he is a brevet lieutenant-colonel in the regular army. 
 Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 

To be in the line would not then be a brevet of imbecility. 
 Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle 

You thought more of the brevet, of course, than the gash. 
 Ray's Daughter: A Story of Manila 

He had been made brevet-major when only a lieutenant of artillery. 
 Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria'... 

Lieutenant James G. Martin lost an arm and gained a brevet at Churusbusco. 
 School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time 

John became thoughtful about that brevet privilege of a remote future. 
 Westways: A Village Chronicle 

I'm a doctor by brevet, as they say in the army. 
 The Tyranny of the Dark 

Colonel Wilkinson, his adjutant-general, whom he strongly recommended, was appointed brigadier-general by brevet. 
 Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 / Revised, Enlarged, and ... 

In the Civil War he was a brigadier-general, with brevet of major-general in 1865. 
 Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ... 

General Eleazer W. Ripley became a brevet major general, and resigned in May, 1820. 
 General Scott 

You have been nominated and confirmed a Major-General by brevet in the Regular Army. 
 The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour... 