About The Word Oriflamb
Learn about the word Oriflamb to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Oriflamb definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Oriflamb
| Oriflamb Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Oriflamb?Synonyms | Synonyms for Oriflamb: Related Terms | Find terms related to Oriflamb: See Also | Oriflamb In Webster's Dictionary \Or"i*flamb\, Oriflamme \Or"i*flamme\, n. [F.
oriflamme, OF. oriflambe, LL. auriflamma; L. aurum gold +
flamma flame; cf. L. flammula a little banner. So called
because it was a flag of red silk, split into many points,
and borne on a gilded lance.]
1. The ancient royal standard of France.
2. A standard or ensign, in battle. ``A handkerchief like an
oriflamb.'' --Longfellow.
And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre.
--Macaulay.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Deadening ‐ the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)…
- Time plan ‐ a system for paying for goods by…
- Inappropriate ‐ not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate…
- Tagus river ‐ a European river; flows into the…
- Genus branchiobdella ‐ type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives…
- Scurf ‐ a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin…
- Heliothis zia ‐ medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms [n] larva of…
- Enduringly ‐ in an enduring manner; "Roman culture was enduringly…
- Symbolising ‐ the act of representing something…
- Soda niter ‐ (NaNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and…