Top-flag
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 A flag flown from the top of the mast of a sailing ship. obsolete
"[…] when he shall know it lies in vs, To banish him, and then to call him home, Twill make him vaile the topflag of his pride, And feare to offend the meanest noble man."
Example
More examples"[…] when he shall know it lies in vs, To banish him, and then to call him home, Twill make him vaile the topflag of his pride, And feare to offend the meanest noble man."
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