gon|fa|lon

gon|fa|lon
gon|fa|lon «GON fuh luhn», noun.
a flag or banner hung from a crossbar instead of a pole, often having several streamers. Gonfalons were used especially by medieval Italian republics.
[< French or Italian gonfalone, alteration of gonfanone < Old High German gundfano (literally) war banner]

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  • gon|fa|lon|ier — «GON fuh luh NIHR», noun. 1. the bearer of a gonfalon; standardbearer. 2. a high official in several medieval Italan republics. ╂[< French gonfalonier < gonfalon; see etym. under gonfalon (Cf. ↑gonfalon)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • gon — gon·a·duct; gon·a·kie; gon·apophysal; gon·apophysis; gon·ca·lo; gon·dang; gon·do·let; gon·do·lier; gon·ef; gon·er; gon·fa·lon; gon·fa·lon·ier; gon·fa·lo·nie·re; gon·fa·non; gon·go·resque; gon·go·rism; gon·gy·lo·ne·ma; gon·i·dan·gi·um; gon·if;… …   English syllables

  • lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… …   English syllables

  • gonfalon — gon·fa·lon …   English syllables

  • gonfalon —    (GON fah lon) [Italian] A banner or flag, often with tails or streamers, that hangs from a crossbar.    The banner was a huge gonfalon that had covered the casket of Giovanni Randoccio. The New York Review of Books, March 4, 1999 …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • gonfalonier — gon·fa·lon·ier …   English syllables

  • gonfalon — gon•fa•lon [[t]ˈgɒn fə lən[/t]] n. 1) a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails 2) why a standard, esp. one used by the medieval Italian republics • Etymology: 1585–95; < It gonfalone < MF gonfalon, gonfanon …   From formal English to slang

  • fa — af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fa·ble; af·fa·bly; al·fal·fa; at·fa·la·ti; ba·fa·ro; bu·fa·gin; buf·fa; buf·fa·lo·nian; caf·fa; calc tu·fa; ca·lor·i·fa·cient; cat·a·lu·fa; che·pen·a·fa; chu·fa; daf·fa·dil·ly; dif·fa; ef·fa·ble; ef·fa·cé; en·fa·ti·co;… …   English syllables

  • Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai High School — (also known as Gia Long all girls school, Áo Tím all girls school) is a public high school in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam. The school was established in 1915 and is one of the most well known high schools in Vietnamese education. The front of Áo… …   Wikipedia

  • gonfalon — confalon ou gonfalon (kon fa lon ou gonfa lon) s. m. Confrérie de séculiers dits pénitents à qui St Bonaventure prescrivit en 1264 une forme particulière de prières ; plus tard Grégoire XIII confirma cette confrérie et lui donna le soin de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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