Friday, October 1, 2010

And the word is...ICON

Icon , noun

1: a usually pictorial representation : image

2: [Late Greek eikōn, from Greek] : a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians

3: an object of uncritical devotion : idol

4: emblem, symbol icon of 1960's residential architecture — Paul Goldberger>

5 a : a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning b : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that usually suggests the type of object represented or the purpose of an available function

Have fun and I will see you all back here December 1st - enjoy!


1 comment:

  1. Great word. I have thought in just a few minutes of the many different ways I could go. Love it.

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