| banner | 1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. "Hang out our banners on the outward walls." (Shak) 2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place. 3. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner. <zoology> Banner fish, a large fish of the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic. Origin: OE. Banere, OF. Baniere, F. Banniere, bandiere, fr. LL. Baniera, banderia, fr. Bandum banner, fr. OHG. Bant band, strip of cloth; cf. Bindan to bind, Goth. Bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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