oriflamme

[ awr-uh-flam, or- ]

/ ˈɔr əˌflæm, ˈɒr- /

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noun

the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.

any ensign, banner, or standard, especially one that serves as a rallying point or symbol.

Origin of oriflamme

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English oriflam, oriflamble, from Middle French, Old French oriflamme, oriflambe, equivalent to orie “golden” (from Latin aurea, feminine of aureus, derivative of aurum “gold”) + flamme; see origin at flame

Words nearby oriflamme

orienting reflex, orienting response, orifice, orifice meter, orificium, oriflamme, orig., origami, origan, origanum, origanum oil

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Example sentences from the Web for oriflamme

The red ribbon fluttered like an oriflamme against the blue-and-white of the April sky.
Master of the Vineyard|Myrtle Reed
At length, however, Jeffrey de Charny was killed, and the oriflamme fell.
Saint George for England|G. A. Henty
The owner of this oriflamme looked like a young Scandinavian god.
Idolatry|Julian Hawthorne
For him ambition blazed like an oriflamme and he had dared to gamble everything on his belief in himself.
The Tyranny of Weakness|Charles Neville Buck

How it pressed forward an oriflamme of joy, through all ranks and peoples; how the world rang with the wonder of it!
My First Book:|Various

British Dictionary definitions for oriflamme

oriflamme

/ (ˈɒrɪˌflæm) /

noun

a scarlet flag, originally of the abbey of St Denis in N France, adopted as the national banner of France in the Middle Ages

Word Origin for oriflamme

C15: via Old French, from Latin aurum gold + flamma flame

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单词	oriflamme
释义	oriflamme [ awr-uh-flam, or- ] / ˈɔr əˌflæm, ˈɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oriflamme ON THESAURUS.COM noun the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign. any ensign, banner, or standard, especially one that serves as a rallying point or symbol. Origin of oriflamme First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English oriflam, oriflamble, from Middle French, Old French oriflamme, oriflambe, equivalent to orie “golden” (from Latin aurea, feminine of aureus, derivative of aurum “gold”) + flamme; see origin at flame Words nearby oriflamme orienting reflex, orienting response, orifice, orifice meter, orificium, oriflamme, orig., origami, origan, origanum, origanum oil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oriflamme The red ribbon fluttered like an oriflamme against the blue-and-white of the April sky. Master of the Vineyard\|Myrtle Reed At length, however, Jeffrey de Charny was killed, and the oriflamme fell. Saint George for England\|G. A. Henty The owner of this oriflamme looked like a young Scandinavian god. Idolatry\|Julian Hawthorne For him ambition blazed like an oriflamme and he had dared to gamble everything on his belief in himself. The Tyranny of Weakness\|Charles Neville Buck How it pressed forward an oriflamme of joy, through all ranks and peoples; how the world rang with the wonder of it! My First Book:\|Various British Dictionary definitions for oriflamme oriflamme / (ˈɒrɪˌflæm) / noun a scarlet flag, originally of the abbey of St Denis in N France, adopted as the national banner of France in the Middle Ages Word Origin for oriflamme C15: via Old French, from Latin aurum gold + flamma flame Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to oriflamme pennon, emblem, color, ensign, standard, colors, jack, pennant, banner, banneret, streamer, banderole, bannerol, burgee, gonfalon
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oriflamme

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