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Definition: GONFANON |
GONFANONNoun1. A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself. 2. The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope. |
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Literature | Gonfanon The consecrated banner of the Normans. When William invaded England, his gonfanon was presented to him by the Pope. It was made of purple silk, divided at the end like the banner attached to the "Cross of the Resurrection." When Harold was wounded in the eye, he was borne to the foot of this sacred standard, and the English rallied round him; but his death gave victory to the invaders. The high altar of Battle Abbey marked the spot where the gonfanon stood, but the only traces now left are a few stones, recently uncovered, to show the site of this memorable place. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: GONFANON |
| English words defined with "GONFANON": Gonfalon. (references) |
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Words beginning with "GONFANON": gonfanons. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-g-n-n-n-o-o" | |
-1 letter: nonagon. | |
-2 letters: nonfan. | |
-3 letters: fanon, ganof, gonof. | |
-4 letters: agon, anon, fang, fano, goof, goon, nona, noon. | |
-5 letters: ago, fag, fan, fog, fon, gan, goa, goo, nag, nan, nog, noo, oaf. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-g-n-n-n-o-o" | |
+1 letter: gonfanons. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 4F 4E 46 41 4E 4F 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. --- -. ..-. .- -. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01001111 01001110 01000110 01000001 01001110 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G O N F A N O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 004F 004E 0046 0041 004E 004F 004E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4149484035484948 |
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