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pennon
pennon, a long, coloured streamer flown from the mastheads or yardarms of warships in the 15th and 16th centuries on occasions of state or national importance. Although it was not particularly a naval word, naval pennons were very much longer than those flown ashore, being on occasions as much as 18–24 metres (60–80 ft) in length.
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"pennon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pennon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-pennon.html "pennon." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-pennon.html |
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pennon
pen·non / ˈpenən/ • n. 1. a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, esp. as the military ensign of lancer regiments. Also called pennant. 2. another term for pennant (sense 2). DERIVATIVES: pen·noned adj. |
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"pennon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pennon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pennon.html "pennon." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pennon.html |
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pennon
pennon long narrow flag or streamer XIV; (poet.) wing, pinion XVII. — (O)F.:- Rom. deriv. of L. penna PEN2.
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T. F. HOAD. "pennon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pennon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pennon.html T. F. HOAD. "pennon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pennon.html |
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pennon
pennon ˈpenən n. pennant.
pennoned adj. |
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"pennon." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pennon." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pennon.html "pennon." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-pennon.html |
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pennon
pennon •Buchanan, cannon, canon, colcannon, Louisianan, Montanan, Rhiannon, Shannon
•Botswanan
•Lennon, pennon, tenon
•Canaan
•Burkinan, Henan
•finnan
•phenomenon, prolegomenon
•Parthenon
•Arizonan, Conan, Ronan
•Lebanon • Algernon • Vernon
•Groningen • Vlissingen
•Tongan, wrong'un
•cap'n, happen
•dampen, lampern
•aspen
•parpen, sharpen, tarpon
•weapon • hempen
•capon, misshapen
•cheapen, deepen, steepen
•tympan • ripen • saucepan • open
•lumpen
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"pennon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pennon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pennon.html "pennon." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pennon.html |
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