pennon
/pen-uhn/US // ˈpɛn ən //UK // (ˈpɛnən) //
潘恩,佩恩,旆
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
- : a pennant.
- : any flag or banner.
- : a wing or pinion.
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Examples
The Duke's casque was beaten and gory, his long white pennon red-dyed, his horse wounded.
And straight toward them cantered a merry body of cavaliers and men-at-arms, Louis's broad pennon leading.
They ceased speaking as the thin pennon of smoke, followed by two tall masts, became visible over the horizon.
On his lance he bore a red pennon; a tress of my hair served him for a belt, from which hung his sword.
Penn′oncelle, a small flag like a pennon; Penn′oncier, a knight-bachelor.
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