pen·non (p n  n)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.] pen noned adj. |
pennon [ˈpɛnən]
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  pennon - a long flag; often tapering flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design |
| 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) |
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