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单词 oriflamme
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•i•flamme  (ôrə flam′, or-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. World Historythe red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
  2. World Historyany ensign, banner, or standard, esp. one that serves as a rallying point or symbol.
  • Latin aurea, feminine of aureus, derivative of aurum gold) + flamme flame
  • Middle French oriflamme, Old French, equivalent. to orie golden (
  • late Middle English oriflam 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oriflamme /ˈɒrɪˌflæm/ n
  1. a scarlet flag, originally of the abbey of St Denis in N France, adopted as the national banner of France in the Middle Ages
Etymology: 15th Century: via Old French, from Latin aurum gold + flamma flame
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