pennon (redirected from pennons)

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.

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

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pennoned adj.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pennon - a long flag; often tapering           waft, pennant, streamer 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 pinion 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] N → pendón m