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pennon

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pen·non  (pnn)
n.
1. A long narrow banner or streamer borne upon a lance.
2. A pennant, banner, or flag.
3. A pinion; a wing.

[Middle English, from Old French penon, streamer, feather of an arrow, augmentative of penne, feather, from Latin penna; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

pennoned adj.

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
Noun1.pennonpennon - a long flag; often tapering          
flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel - a small pennant borne on a lance
2.pennon - wing of a bird
bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Translations
pennon [ˈpenən] Npendón m


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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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