单词 | pavon |
释义 | pavonn. historical. rare. A pennon in the form of a right-angled triangle, esp. one attached to the tip of a lance or spear. ΚΠ 1824 S. R. Meyrick Crit. Inq. into Antient Armour III. Gloss. Pavon, a large flag in the shape of a right-angled triangle, the right angle being lowest on the staff, and the whole four or five times the length of its breadth. 1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. 119 [The figure] represents [Sir Geoffrey Loutterell]..receiving from the ladies of his family his tilting-helmet, shield, and pavon. 1880 G. H. Preble Hist. Flag (rev. ed.) ii. 19 The pavon was a peculiar-shaped flag, somewhat like a gyron attached to a spear. 1988 T. Wise Medieval European Armies 1300–1500 46 (caption) Pavon pennoncelle of Reynald, Lord of Agincourt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1824 |
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