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oriflamme
[ awr-uh-flam, or- ]
noun
- the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
- any ensign, banner, or standard, especially one that serves as a rallying point or symbol.
oriflamme
/ ˈɒrɪˌflæm /
noun
- a scarlet flag, originally of the abbey of St Denis in N France, adopted as the national banner of France in the Middle Ages
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Origin of oriflamme1
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Origin of oriflamme1
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Example Sentences
What struck their fancy most was certainly the colour and design of the new oriflamme.
It was akin to the pawing of the mediaeval charger when he knew it near the time for the oriflamme to be advanced.
That was the first time the oriflamme of St. Denis was carried as the national emblem.
How it pressed forward an oriflamme of joy, through all ranks and peoples; how the world rang with the wonder of it!
The oriflamme had gone, and so had the blue and silver banner, but here were desperate men ready to fight to the death.
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