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gumphion

gumphion noun: a flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.

Noun

gumphion (plural gumphions)

  1. (historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
    • And then the funeral pomp set forth; saulies with their batons and gumphions of tarnished white crape, in honour of the well-preserved maiden fame of Mrs. Margaret Bertram.1815, Walter Scott, Guy Mannering

Forms of gumphion

pluralgumphions

Questions about gumphion

What does gumphion mean?
Gumphion means a flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
What part of speech is gumphion?
Gumphion is a noun.
What is the plural of gumphion?
The plural of gumphion is gumphions.

Words near gumphion in the dictionary

  1. Gumperzian
  2. gumpf
  3. gumph
  4. gumphed
  5. gumphing
  6. gumphion
  7. gumphions
  8. gumphs
  9. gumps
  10. gumpth
  11. gumption

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