bunting 1
/bun"ting/ , n.
1. a coarse, open fabric of worsted or cotton for flags, signals, etc.
2. patriotic and festive decorations made from such cloth, or from paper, usually in the form of draperies, wide streamers, etc., in the colors of the national flag.
3. flags, esp. a vessel's flags, collectively.
[ 1735-45; perh. orig. "sifting cloth," hence bunt to sift (ME bonten ) + -ING 1 ]
bunting 2
/bun"ting/ , n.
any of several small, chiefly seed-eating birds of the genera Emberiza, Passerina, and Plectrophenax. Cf. indigo bunting, reed bunting, snow bunting .
[ 1250-1300; ME ]
bunting 3
/bun"ting/ , n.
a hooded sleeping garment for infants. Also called sleeper .
[ 1920-25; special use of BUNTING 1 ]