oriflamme

/ˌɔrəˈflæm/
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Other forms: oriflammes

Definitions of oriflamme
  1. noun
    an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
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    type of:
    symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization
    something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
  2. noun
    a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings
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    type of:
    banner, standard
    any distinctive flag
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