oriflamb

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/ˈɒɹɪflæm/

A form of oriflamme — 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.

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Meanings

nounoriflamb (plural oriflambs)

plural oriflambs

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of oriflamme.

    And the Curate […] draws from the pocket of his gown / A handkerchief like an oriflamb, / And wipes his spectacles, […]

    1872, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “[Tales of a Wayside Inn. The Second Day.] The Student’s Second Tale. The Baron of St. Castine.”, in Three Books of Song, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, →OCLC, book first, page 93
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APA

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MLA

“oriflamb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oriflamb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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