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Webster 1913 Edition


Pennon

Pen′non

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Pinion
.]
A wing; a pinion.
Milton.

Pen′non

,
Noun.
[See
Pennant
.]
A pennant; a flag or streamer.
Longfellow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pennon

PEN'NON

,
Noun.
[L.pannus, a cloth]
1.
A small flag; a banner. [See Pendant.]
2.
A tackle for hoisting things on board a ship.

Definition 2024


pennon

pennon

English

Noun

pennon (plural pennons)

  1. A thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
    • 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:
      Nearly all the Norman spears were embellished with pennons of from two to five points.
  2. (nautical) A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
  3. A wing; a pinion.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

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French

Noun

pennon m (plural pennons)

  1. pennon (triangular flag)
  2. (nautical) pennant
  3. A local urban milita in medieval Lyon

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