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pennon [ˈpɛnən] n
1. (History / Heraldry) a long flag, often tapering and rounded, divided, or pointed at the end, originally a knight's personal flag 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a small tapering or triangular flag borne on a ship or boat 3. a poetic word for wing [via Old French ultimately from Latin penna feather] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Banneret or bachelor, square pennon or forked, I would not give a denier for the difference, and the less since Sir John Chandos, chosen flower of English chivalry, is himself but a humble knight. The procession was led off by two venerable-looking savages, each provided with a spear, from the end of which streamed a pennon of milk-white tappa. The walls of the apartment were so ill finished and so full of crevices, that the rich hangings shook in the night blast, and, in despite of a sort of screen intended to protect them from the wind, the flame of the torches streamed sideways into the air, like the unfurled pennon of a chieftain. |
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