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Webster 1913 Edition
Oriflamme
{
, Or′i-flamb
,Or′i-flamme
}Noun.
[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.