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Gonfalon Gon Fuh Luhn Noun Banner Suspended Crossbar Streamers Tails

A gonfalon is a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with streamers, historically used as a standard.

A gonfalon is a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with streamers, historically used as a standard.

Front gonfalon \GON-fuh-luhn\
Back noun
1. A banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails.
2. A standard, esp. one used by the medieval Italian republics.

[1585–95; < It gonfalone < MF gonfalon, gonfanon < Gmc; see gonfanon]

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