Preferred label
Symbols
Broader term
Concepts
Narrower terms
Ball & chain
Black sheep
Bloody shirt
Caduceus
Ceremonial maces
Cornucopias
Crosses
Crown of thorns
Cupids
Death's head
Desert islands
Dogs of war
Dollar signs
Empty market basket
Fig leaf
Four-leaf clovers
Full dinner pail
Grandpa's hat
Hammer & sickle
Hearts (Symbols)
Lame duck
Liberty cap
Liberty tree
Logos
Magen David
Mascots
Olive branches
Olympic flame
Pandora's box
Peace signs
Red carpet
Red tape
Scapegoats
Ship of state
Skull & crossbones
Smiley faces
Swastikas
Three monkeys (Motif)
Tree of knowledge
Tree of life
Trojan horse (Greek mythology)
Unknown soldiers
Victory sign
Winged feet
Yin Yang (Symbol)
Related terms
Fictitious characters
Signs (Notices)
Straw man
Totem poles
Zodiac
Scope note
Search also under terms for animals, objects, and other things which may be used as symbols, e.g., FISTS (for power) and HAWKS (for aggression).
Editorial note
Do not double index under SYMBOLS to indicate that one term is being used as a symbol of another term. Thus, PEACE and DOVES, not PEACE and DOVES and SYMBOLS.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.