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单词 pavon
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pavonn.

Brit. /ˈpeɪvn/, U.S. /ˈpeɪv(ə)n/
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French panon.
Etymology: Apparently originally a misreading of Old French panon pennon n.The initial substitution of -u- for -n- probably resulted from minim confusion; in intervocalic position, -v- was often substituted for -u- by 19th-cent. editors of medieval manuscripts.
historical. rare.
A pennon in the form of a right-angled triangle, esp. one attached to the tip of a lance or spear.
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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).
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