crossbones

[ kraws-bohnz, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌboʊnz, ˈkrɒs- /

a representation of two bones placed crosswise, usually below a skull, to symbolize death.

Origin of crossbones

First recorded in 1790–1800; cross- + bone + -s³

Visitors arrive to the park at the Ugab River and are welcomed by gates bearing two skull and crossbones.

Namibia’s Spooky Skeleton Coast |Nina Strochlic |March 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Also on tap for midseason: Crossbones and comedies About a Boy and The Family Guide.

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Crossbones by Nuruddin Farah A gripping fictional look into the horrors and chaos of Somalia.

This Week’s Hot Reads | |September 26, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He was willing to sleep in a vault amongst skulls and crossbones, with a reliable up-to-time ghost thrown in, for a pound a week.

Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City |S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

The third drawing is a landscape, having in the foreground a head-stone, with a skull and crossbones in the semi-circular head.

The Bront Family, Vol. 2 of 2 |Francis A. Leyland
The crossbones as hung on the masthead o' the Spittin' Devil.

Wappin' Wharf |Charles S. Brooks
The crossbones, dread emblem of death, decorate her skirt, and a writhing snake crowns her head.

An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs |Sylvanus Griswold Morley
At the bottom of the list he sketched a tombstone bearing a skull and crossbones, and by way of epitaph: Here lies a drunken dog.

Famous Houses and Literary Shrines of London |A. St. John Adcock

crossbones

/ (ˈkrɒsˌbəʊnz) /