Rebus — Defs

01 n. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed…

pl. Rebuses ((rē"bŭs*ĕz))

1.
A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations.
2.
A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.(Her.) See: Canting

02 v. t. To mark or indicate by a rebus.

1.
To mark or indicate by a rebus.
“He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun under it.” — Fuller.