单词 | pennoncel |
释义 | pennonceln. A small pennon upon a helmet or lance; a pencel (now historical). Formerly also: †a pennon or pendant of a ship (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > long narrow flag > pennon > small pencelc1300 pennoncela1393 society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > long narrow flag > pennon > on a ship, etc. pennoncela1393 pendant1485 pennon1627 broad pendant1716 burgee1848 racing flag1855 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. 988 (MED) Than sen thei stonde on every side, Endlong the schipes bord to schewe, Of Penonceals a riche rewe. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xviii. 56 Many a highe mast that bare grete saylles And many penoncelles, baners, and standardes that the wynde shok here and there. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) vi. 153 The kyng..fonde her besi aboute a penouncell of a spere, that she made full fayr for the knyghte Reynawde. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. xiii. 224 These Penoncels are made of certaine smal peeces of Taffeta or Sarcenet, cut after the forme of a Pennon, wherewith Martiall men doe oftentimes adorne their Speares and Launces. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xviii. 122/2 He beareth a speare Or, garnished or adorned with a penon or penoncell Argent. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pennoncels. 1818 W. Scott Chivalry in Encycl. Brit.: Suppl. to 4th–6th Eds. III. i. 130/1 They were entitled to muster under a Penoncele or small triangular streamer, somewhat like the naval pendant of the present day. 1825 W. Scott Talisman i, in Tales Crusaders III. 6 The knight had his proper weapon, the long steel-headed lance, which, as he rode, projected backwards, and displayed its little pennoncelle. 1876–9 Globe Encycl. 133/2 There arose a class of independent esquires, who..led their followers to battle under a pennoncele, or small triangular banner. 1933 Eng. Hist. Rev. 48 434 Among the miscellaneous items are Edward's new bed,..two penoncels worked with his arms for the trumpeters, [etc.]. 1978 Speculum 53 678 Among the Welsh poetic references to standards, banners and pennons (including the lesser pennoncel of the squires), the most detailed is provided by Iolo Goch in I Syr Hywel y Fwyall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393 |
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