pennant
heraldry
Also known as: pendant, streamer
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design and use
- In flag: Forms and functions
…known as a pendant, or pennant) was a long tapering flag, 60 to 18 feet (18 to 5.5 metres) long and about 24 feet (7 metres) broad at the hoist, ending in two points. Because of its great length, almost its only use was at sea. In the 15th century…
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