n.1 a long narrow flag, triangular or swallow-tailed, esp. as the military ensign of lancer regiments.
2 Naut. a long pointed streamer on a ship.
3 a flag.
Derivatives:
pennoned adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L penna feather
n.1 a long narrow flag, triangular or swallow-tailed, esp. as the military ensign of lancer regiments.
2 Naut. a long pointed streamer on a ship.
3 a flag.
Derivatives:
pennoned adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L penna feather
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012