Pennon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long narrow banner or streamer borne upon a lance.
  • n. A pennant, banner, or flag.
  • n. A pinion; a wing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
  • n. A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A wing; a pinion.
  • n. A pennant; a flag or streamer.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A flag; an ensign; especially, in Europe in the middle ages, the flap; of the knight bachelor, or knight who had not yet reached the dignity of banneret. It is usually described as being pointed at the fly, but the swallow-tail flag is also described as a pennon.
  • n. In heraldry, in modern ceremonial, as at funerals, a long and narrow flag, usually from four to five feet long, on which are depicted the owner's arms or a part of them, as the crest and motto.
  • n. A pinion; a wing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. wing of a bird
  • n. a long flag; often tapering
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    wing   
    Cross Reference
    flag   
    Form
    pennoncel   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wing    pinion    pennant    pennoncel    streamer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gonfalon    pennant    bugler    ensign    coiffe    streamer