double-headed eagle

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eagle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈiː.ɡəl/us
/ˈiː.ɡəl/
a large, strong bird with a curved beak that eats meat and can see ...
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(Definition ofeaglefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In heraldry and vexillology, thedouble-headedeagleis a common symbol, though no such animal is known to have ever existed.
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This is the only recorded instance of thedouble-headedeaglein actual imperial use.
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On the right side there's adouble-headedeagle.
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They depicted adouble-headedeaglewith outstretched wings.
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It is a half of a blackdouble-headedeaglein the golden half of the shield parted per pale, most commonly on the dexter side.
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The second difference was the shield surmounted on the whitedouble-headedeagle.
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The miniature illustrating the end of the last psalm (folio 185r) contains a heraldic design in the form of a reddouble-headedeagle.
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In 1625, for the first time thedouble-headedeagleappeared with three crowns.
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The structure was crowned by a tiled tent, decorated with two levels of dormers and surmounted by a heraldicdouble-headedeagle.
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In the mid-century a gildeddouble-headedeaglewas set on top of the tower.
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From the early 15th century, adouble-headedeaglewas used.
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Thedouble-headedeaglemotif seen in todays arms goes back to a 15th-century court seal and a municipal seal from 1531.
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It consists of adouble-headedeagleon a red shield; its body and wings in silver, and tongues, beaks, legs and claws in gold, between two golden fleurs-de-lys.
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It consists of a silverdouble-headedeagleon a red shield; its body and wings in silver, and tongues, beaks, legs and claws in gold, between two golden fleur-de-lis.
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The two platinum double-headed eagles on the sides of the egg have diamond crowns.
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All of the middle barrels are decorated with double-headed eagles with crowns.
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Double-headed eagles almost always appear "displayed".
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In the room proper above dado height the walls are lined with crimson velvet embellished with double-headed eagles of silver thread, above which is a shallow vaulted ceiling.
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