Image
Image noun - Something or someone that strongly resembles another.
Sigil
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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This is a tradition of House Bolton in A Song of Ice and Fire, who are based at the Dreadfort and whose sigil is an image of a flayed man.
Source: Flaying Alive -
The sigil of the House of Tudor (see page image) was made both red and white to emphasize the fact that it was neither York nor Lancaster.
Source: Useful Notes / Wars of the Roses -
Also see Highly Conspicuous Uniform (when the sigil is overused on the mooks' clothing), Malevolent Mugshot (when a Villain puts their own image everywhere) and Conspiracy Placement (when the Ancient Conspiracy hides clues among the Muggles).
Source: Sigil Spam
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