gui|don

gui|don
gui|don «GY duhn, -don», noun.
1. a small flag or streamer carried as a guide by soldiers, or used for signaling.
2. U.S. a flag, streamer, or pennant of a company, regiment or other group.
3. the soldier who carries the guidon.
[< Middle French guidon < Italian guidone battle standard < guidare to direct, show]

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