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- For other senses of this word, see icon (disambiguation). For a list of icons for use on Wikipedia, see Icons.
An icon (from Greek , eikon, "image") is an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it, or by analogy, as in semiotics; in computers an icon is a symbol on the monitor used to signify a command; by extension, icon is also used, particularly in modern popular culture, in the general sense of symbol — i.e. a name, face, picture or even a person readily recognized as having some well-known significance or embodying certain qualities.
In Eastern Orthodoxy and other icon-painting Christian traditions, the icon is generally a flat panel painting depicting a holy being or object such as Jesus, Mary, saints, angels, or the cross. Icons may also be cast in metal, carved in stone, embroidered on cloth, done in mosaic work, printed on paper or metal, etc.
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If 90% Make Less Than $500/Mo How Do Others Make 7-Figures-7 Iconic Internet Marketers At Your Fingertips TONIGHT http://aweber.com/b/1FAvk
jskoda425 (Joseph S.) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:57:03 -0000
If 90% Make Less Than $500/Mo How Do Others Make 7-Figures-7 Iconic Internet Marketers At Your Fingertips TONIGHT http://aweber.com/b/1FAvk
NEW BLOG PLATFORM: Iconic Poker Supplies has now got a new blog. This one will be discontinued. Please refer to www... http://bit.ly/61Aw83
IconicPokerSupp (IconicPokerSupplies) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:49:41 -0000
NEW BLOG PLATFORM: Iconic Poker Supplies has now got a new blog. This one will be discontinued. Please refer to www... http://bit.ly/61Aw83
#SF Wood Fire Woodieâpizza from the iconic surfmobile, tricked out with a wood-fired oven. http://bit.ly/5wnP08 #ud
Urbandaddy (UrbanDaddy) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:09:16 -0000
#SF Wood Fire Woodie—pizza from the iconic surfmobile, tricked out with a wood-fired oven. http://bit.ly/5wnP08 #ud
Fred Bassettiâs, Rebuilt by Chadbourne + Doss Architects: When ever I see that an iconic piece of architecture .. http://tinyurl.com/yckzl3v
johnstonwade (johnstonwade) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:13 -0000
Fred Bassetti’s, Rebuilt by Chadbourne + Doss Architects: When ever I see that an iconic piece of architecture .. http://tinyurl.com/yckzl3v
#Boston's iconic 60-foot-by-60-foot CITGO sign has withstood five hurricanes. #fact
LidaSanch (Lida M. Sanchez) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:28 -0000
#Boston's iconic 60-foot-by-60-foot CITGO sign has withstood five hurricanes. #fact
@taterpie Most people who write comics or run comics companies are, sadly, 45+. Wally is MY iconic Flash, for sure.
terrencestasse (Terrence Stasse) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:51:32 -0000
@taterpie Most people who write comics or run comics companies are, sadly, 45+. Wally is MY iconic Flash, for sure.
A Scottish Pineapple - J.K. Gillon's illustrated description and discussion of the inspiration for the Dunmore Pineapple garden folly, built in 1761.
Giant Shoe - Roadside America takes a look at houses shaped like giant shoes in Pennsylvania and California: history, description and images.
Meta Description: [ Road report and review of houses shaped like giant shoes. ]
Hat 'n Boots - History of the Hat and Boots gas station in Seattle plus news and updates on preservation, restoration and relocation to a neighborhood park.
Longaberger Office Building - Glass, Steel and Stone provides a photograph and brief description of this 1997 building in Newark, Ohio, in the shape of a basket, headquarters of a firm that makes baskets.
Lucy the Elephant - Photograph and brief history of this timber-built elephant in New Jersey from the Boardwalk catalog.
Oakley Interplanetary Headquarters - America Hurrah hosts photographs of this extraordinary building in California designed by company president Colin Baden with a spaceship-like centrepiece.
Statue of Liberty - An illustrated history, statistics and visitor information from the US National Park Service for this landmark designed by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and completed in 1886.
The Big Duck - An illustrated history from Roadside America of the roadside farmstand in Long Island, United States, shaped like a duck to advertise that ducks and duck-eggs were sold there.
Meta Description: [ Yet another loving tribute to America's most overcelebrated roadside attraction -- the Big Duck. ]
The Big Duck - Illustrated description and history by Kathy Biehl of this building shaped like a duck on Route 24, in the care of Friends of Long Island's Heritage.
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The Pottstown Cup - Levengood Dairies of Pottstown built three milk and ice cream retail stores shaped like cups with straws protruding from their tops. Amazingly, all three survive.
The Shoe House - Brief illustrated history and description by Kathy Biehl of a house shaped like a shoe built by a shoe magnate in 1948 in Hallam, Pennsylvania.
Wigwam Motel - Boasts unique 'americana' architecture in the form of concrete teepees. Includes pictures, history, and typical motel information. Rialto, California.
Meta Description: [ Historic Wigwam Motel on US Route 66, established in 1949. Learn about the Wigwam and be sure to sign our Guestbook! Sleep in a Wigwam! ]
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