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| ensign |
a flag or other pennant, banner, or identifying badge or sign. [1/2 definitions] |
| flag1 |
a piece of cloth, usu. rectangular or triangular, bearing any of various colors and designs and used for signaling or as the symbol or emblem of a country, organization, or the like; banner; pennant. [1/3 definitions] |
| fly1 |
to wave or float in the air, as a banner or kite. [1/12 definitions] |
| gonfalon |
a flag or banner hanging from a crossbar, esp. one used as a standard by the medieval Italian republics. |
| hang out |
to hang (a banner, flag, sign, or the like) from the side of a building, often from a pole. [1/6 definitions] |
| oriflamme |
the red banner that was used as a battle standard by the early kings of France. [2/3 definitions] |
| pennon |
formerly, a long, tapered streamer or banner attached to a lance as a flag. [2 definitions] |
| staff1 |
a pole from which a flag or banner is hung; flagstaff. [1/9 definitions] |
| standard |
a flag, banner, or ensign, esp. that of a nation or ruler. [1/8 definitions] |
| Stars and Stripes |
the Star-Spangled Banner. [1/2 definitions] |
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