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