Category:Oriflamb

Or"i*flamb, or"i*flamme, n. Etym: [f. oriflamme, of. oriflambe, ll. Auriflamma; l. aurum gold + flamma flame; cf. L. flammula a little Banner. So called because it was a flag of red silk, split into many Points, and borne on a gilded lance.]

1. The ancient royal standard of france.

2. A standard or ensign, in battle. "a handkerchief like an Oriflamb." Longfellow. And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of navarre. Macaulay.