oriflamme
/ˈɒɹɪflæm/
oriflamme noun: the red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war in the Middle Ages.
Noun
oriflamme (plural oriflammes)
- The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war in the Middle Ages.
- The white banner with the golden lilies of France has been unfurled. The oriflamme has been presented to the virginal bride who stands before the altar in the forest chapel.1988, Robert Irwin, The Mysteries of Algiers, Dedalus, published 1993, page 58
- Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle.
- And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre.1824, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Ivry
- Please remember that the vocabulary of our readers isn’t very extensive, so don’t go using words like ‘oriflamme’ or ‘inelectable’.[1963, Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr Enderby
- Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object.
- This is that famed Martial law, with its Red Flag, its 'Drapeau Rouge:' in virtue of which Mayor Bailly, or any Mayor, has but henceforth to hang out that new Oriflamme of his; then to read or mumble something about the King's peace; and, after certain pauses, serve any undispersing Assemblage with...1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)
- On the other side Mailey's yellow beard flamed like an oriflamme.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
oriflamme meaning in Tamil and Marathi
oriflamme in Tamil
- போர் எழுச்சிக்கொடி, போராட்ட எழுச்சித் தூண்டுதல், எழுச்சி தூண்டும் குறிக்கோள், வண்ணப்பகட்டு, பகட்டு வண்ணப்பொருள்
oriflamme in Marathi
- Translations
- ऑरिफ्लाम ŏriphlām
Examples of oriflamme in a sentence
- Lucette trotted into the room with a child's pink, stiff-bagged butterfly-net in her little fist, like an oriflamme.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Penguin, published 2011, page 96:
- Open spaces made visible the approach to almost every one of them, or else a splendid mass of foliage stood out before it like an oriflamme.1992, Marcel Proust, translated by C.K. Scott-Moncrieff and Terence Kilmartin, edited by D.J. Enright, Swann's Way, Folio Society...
Forms of oriflamme
| plural | oriflammes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | auriflamme |
| alternative form | oriflamb |
Origin of oriflamme
From Old French oriflambe, oriflamme, from Medieval Latin auriflamma (“golden flame”), from Latin aurum (“gold”) + flamma (“flame”).
Questions about oriflamme
- What does oriflamme mean?
- Oriflamme means the red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war in the Middle Ages.
- What is oriflamme in Tamil?
- Oriflamme in Tamil is போர் எழுச்சிக்கொடி, போராட்ட எழுச்சித் தூண்டுதல், எழுச்சி தூண்டும் குறிக்கோள். See Oriflamme meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use oriflamme in a sentence?
- Lucette trotted into the room with a child's pink, stiff-bagged butterfly-net in her little fist, like an oriflamme.
- What part of speech is oriflamme?
- Oriflamme is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oriflamme?
- Oriflamme is pronounced /ˈɒɹɪflæm/.
- What is the plural of oriflamme?
- The plural of oriflamme is oriflammes.
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