medal let, medalet

[English medal; dim in. suffix -let.] A small medal; they are frequently worn suspended from the neck, and in Catholic countries are impre ed with figures of saints, . "I shall beg leave to give this cla the appellation of medalets."- Pinkerton : E ay on Medals , vol. i., § 13. mě-dăl-lic, a. [Eng. medal; -ic.] Of or per taining to a medal or medals. "I have lately seen, says Eugenius, a medallic history of the present king of France." - Add is on : Medals , dial. 3. mě-dal-lion (ion as yŭn), s. [Fr. médaillon, from Ital. medaglione, from medaglia =a medal (q. v.). 1. A large antique medal or memorial coin, usually of gold or silver, and larger than current coins. 2. Carved, molded, cast, or stamped circular, oval and sometimes square work, bearing on it objects represented in relief, as flowers, heads, figures, animals, .