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| pen·non [ pénnən ] (plural pen·nons) |
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1. long narrow flag carried on lance: a long narrow flag, usually triangular, tapering, or divided at the end, originally carried on a lance by a medieval knight
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2. nautical
Same as pennant (sense 1)
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3. wing or pinion: a bird's wing or the tip of a wing
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| [14th century. < French penon, literally "large feather" < Latin penna "feather"] |
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