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Word "flag" in English
Last modified: 2007-10-27 by antΓ³nio martins
Keywords: flag | ππ€π¨π | πππ°π | banner | colour | color | jack | ensign | streamer | pennant | standard |
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- Word " flag "
- Word " ππ€π¨π "
- Word " πππ°π "
- Word " banner "
- Word " colour "
- Word " color "
- Word " jack "
- Word " ensign "
- Word " streamer "
- Word " pennant "
- Word " standard "
- Word "flag" in different languages:
- Language index:
- Alphabetic order index
- Etymological index
- Flags of languages
- FOTW Vexillological reference
- FOTW Topical Index
Word " flag "
- Word:
- flag
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *flag
Remarks:
A definition for the word "flag" (in English)
actually caused the editors of the DoV
more problems than any other. In the end we decided to go with a
completely generic, non-exclusive definition, and that it was far
more useful to detail flags by their type and/or usage β
hence the single definition under
FLAG, and multiple definitions
under BANNER,
ENSIGN,
STANDARD,
COLOUR etc., etc.
As just one example, we are saying that a
banner of arms
(or armorial banner if you prefer) may β if you so wish
of course β be generically defined as a flag, but is
more specifically detailed under
"banner 1)".
Christopher Southworth, 12 Aug 2007
But "flag" also means flat pieces of stone paving a garden
pathway, a type of iris growing in that garden, and, as a verb, to
become weary and tired! Not to mention several meanings that derive
directly from our favorite βvex-ationβ, like
Β«flagging a messageΒ» and Β«flagging a taxicabΒ»
β meaning Β«to put a vexillological but metaphorical
flag up as a signalΒ».
Bill Dunning, 11 Aug 2007
Word " ππ€π¨π "
- Word:
- ππ€π¨π
- Image:
- Transliteration:
- flæg
- Script:
- Shavian
- Variant:
- less common orthography form of "flag"
Word " πππ°π "
- Word:
- πππ°π
- Image:
- Transliteration:
- flΔg
- Script:
- Deseret
- Variant:
- historical/residual form of "flag"
Remarks:- Deseret (Utah), mid 1800ies
Word " banner "
- Word:
- banner
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *band-
Word " colour "
- Word:
- colour
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *kolor
Remarks:- British orthography
Word " color "
- Word:
- color
- Script:
- Latin
- Variant:
- acceptable spelling variant of "colour"
Remarks:- US orthography
Word " jack "
- Word:
- jack
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *jak
Word " ensign "
- Word:
- ensign
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *sign
Word " streamer "
- Word:
- streamer
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- (uniques)
Word " pennant "
- Word:
- pennant
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- (uniques)
Remarks:
Word " standard "
- Word:
- standard
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *stand-
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