oriflamme

or·i·flamme

O0120200 (ôr′ə-flăm′, ŏr′-)n.1. An inspiring standard or symbol.2. The red or orange-red flag of the Abbey of Saint Denis in France, used as a standard by the early kings of France.

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[Middle English oriflamble, banner of St. Denis, from Old French, variant of oriflambe, possibly from Medieval Latin aurea flamma, auriflamma (Latin aurea, feminine of aureus, golden, from aurum, gold + Latin flamma, flame; see flame) or alteration of Old French *lorie flambe (from Late Latin laurea flammula, laureled standard : Latin laurea, feminine of laureus, of laurel; see laureate + Latin flammula, banner, diminutive of flamma, flame).]

oriflamme

(ˈɒrɪˌflæm) n (Historical Terms) a scarlet flag, originally of the abbey of St Denis in N France, adopted as the national banner of France in the Middle Ages[C15: via Old French, from Latin aurum gold + flamma flame]

or•i•flamme

(ˈɔr əˌflæm, ˈɒr-)

n. 1. the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris. 2. any ensign, banner, or standard that serves as a rallying point or symbol. [1425–75; late Middle English oriflam < Middle French oriflamme, Old French, =orie golden + flamme flame]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oriflamme - an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a strugglesymbolic representation, symbolisation, symbolization, symbol - something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
	2.	oriflamme - a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kingsbanner, standard - any distinctive flagFrance, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

oriflamme

nounFabric used especially as a symbol:banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag, jack, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer.