[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rebus \re"bus\ r=e"bu^s, n.; pl. rebuses
   r=e"bu^se^z. l. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a
   thing: cf. f. r'ebus. cf. 3d real.
   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.
      1913 webster

   note: a gallant, in love with a woman named rose hill, had,
         embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a
         loaf, and a well, signifying, rose hill i love well.
         1913 webster

   2. her. a pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the
      name of the person to whom it belongs. see canting arms,
      under canting.
      1913 webster
see also:
rebuses real canting arms canting 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rebus \re"bus\, v. t.
   to mark or indicate by a rebus.
   1913 webster

         he john morton had a fair library rebused with more
         in text and tun under it.                --fuller.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rebus
     n : a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures
         representing syllables and words

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