Rebus /(rē"bŭs)/

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.)

1. To mark or indicate by a rebus.

   He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun under it.