sigil

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Five months ago, Carucci got a ponto riscado tattooed on their throat — a sigil meant to invoke specific work with the main god in the Afro-Brazilian religion they practice, known as Quimbanda and Umbanda.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The kids-of-all-ages end, populated by “Muppet Show” alumni, wear the sigil of House Disney.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

There is also a kings section in Clash of Kings where often the normal house sigil no longer applies — Joffrey’s, for example, uses a combination of the Baratheon stag and the Lannister lion.

From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2020

How to appreciate the calluses on a man’s hand as a sigil of hard work.

From Salon • May 28, 2017

The stag was King Robert’s sigil, the city would rejoice to see it.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin