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gui⋅don

  [gahyd-n]
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–noun Military.
1. a small flag or streamer carried as a guide, for marking or signaling, or for identification.
2. the soldier carrying it.
Compare colorbearer.

Origin:
1540–50; < MF < It guidone, equiv. to guid(are) to guide + -one n. suffix
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military guidons
approved regulation military guidons.
www.totalforce.com
Jon's Flags & Poles
Huge Riverside Warehouse/Showroom We Ship UPS Daily
www.jonsflags.com
gui·don   (gī'dŏn', gīd'n)   
n.  

  1. A small flag or pennant carried as a standard by a military unit.

  2. A soldier bearing such a flag or pennant.


[French, from Old French, from Old Italian guidone, from guidare, to guide, from Old Provençal guidar; see guide.]
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Word Origin & History

guidon 
"small flag," 1548, from M.Fr., from It. guidone "battle standard," from guidare "to direct, guide," from O.Prov. guidar (see guide).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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