Associations to the word «Oriflamme»
Noun
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Wiktionary
ORIFLAMME, noun. (history or historical) The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war.
ORIFLAMME, noun. (figuratively) Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle.
ORIFLAMME, noun. (literary) Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object.
Dictionary definition
ORIFLAMME, noun. An inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle.
ORIFLAMME, noun. A red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.