sheaf of wheat

collocation in English

meaningsofsheafandwheat

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sheaf
noun[C]
uk
/ʃiːf/us
/ʃiːf/
a number of things, especially pieces of paper or plant stems, that are held or ...
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wheat
noun[U]
uk
/wiːt/us
/wiːt/
a plant whose yellowish-brown grain is used for making flour, or the ...
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(Definition ofsheafandwheatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Agriculture is represented by asheafofwheat, a sickle, and a plow in the foreground.
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On the reverse is a maple leaf supported by asheafofwheat.
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Among the customs attached to the last sheaf of the harvest were hollow shapes fashioned from the lastsheafofwheator other cereal crops.
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It consists of asheafofwheatand a plow.
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Her holy symbol is asheafofwheatstalks.
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In the left lights, a standing angel holds a scythe and asheafofwheat, symbolizing a life cut down.
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The provincial symbol is asheafofwheatand is generally used to identify government programs and organizations.
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The three gold sheaves of wheat, or garbs, represent the province's agriculture; the heraldic sheafofwheathas become a generalized symbol of the province.
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At her back is asheafofwheat, expressing, with the bales of goods, the commercial character of the coin: the right hand extended holds the olive branch.
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It shows symbols of agriculture, two sheaves of wheat.
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The outer border of the red circle shows sheaves of wheat and the inner sheaves of rice, which together represent agricultural workers.
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The central elements are surrounded by sheaves of wheat that allude to the custom to welcome to guests with salt and bread.
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