noun
Meaning 1
A flag, banner, or standard.
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Standard Lemma guide
vexillum
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noun
Meaning 2
A company of troops serving under one standard.
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noun
Meaning 3
The sign of the cross.
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noun
Meaning 4
The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
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Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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Synonyms: vane
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: флаг (flag) — a flag, banner or standard
- Bulgarian: стандарт (standart) — a flag, banner or standard
- Czech: vlajka — a flag, banner or standard
- Czech: prapor — a flag, banner or standard
- Czech: standarta — a flag, banner or standard
- Finnish: viiri — a flag, banner or standard
- Finnish: lippu — a flag, banner or standard
- Polish: sztandar — a flag, banner or standard
- Portuguese: vexilo — a flag, banner or standard
- Polish: oddział — a company of troops serving under one standard
- Polish: żagielek — the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower
- Portuguese: vexilo — the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower
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