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Word of the Day 04/15/18 Oriflamme

Oriflamme (noun)
oriflamme [awr-uh-flam, or-]


noun
1. the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
2. any ensign, banner, or standard, especially one that serves as a rallying point or symbol.

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Origin: 1425-75; late Middle English oriflam < Middle French oriflamme, Old French, equivalent to orie golden (< Latin aurea, feminine of aureus, derivative of aurum gold) + flamme flame

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