Vexillum

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flag, banner, or standard.
  2. 2
    A company of troops serving under one standard.
  3. 3
    The sign of the cross.
  4. 4
    The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
  5. 5
    The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bannerbanneretbuntingcolorsensignflag

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”).

Related phrases

sign of cross

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