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trophy

1. tro.phy \'tro--fe-\ n [MF trophee, fr. L tropaeum, trophaeum, fr. Gk 
   tropaion], fr. neut. of tropaios of a turning, of a rout, fr. trope- turn, 
   rout, fr. trepein to turn - more at TROPE 1a: a memorial of an ancient 
   Greek or Roman victory raised on the field of  battle or in case of a naval 
   victory on the nearest land 1b: a representation of such a memorial (as on 
   a medal); also : an  architectural ornament representing a group of 
   military weapons 2: something gained or given in victory or conquest esp. 
   when preserved or  mounted as a memorial
2. trophy vt : to honor or adorn with a trophy