Ensign
(French, enseigner.)
Of ancient Athens.
An owl.
America.
The Stars and Stripes.
The British Navy. The Union Jack (q. v.). The white
ensign (Royal Navy) is the banner of St. George with the Jack cantoned
in the first quarter. The red ensign is that of the merchant
service.
The blue ensign is that of the navy reserve.
China.
A dragon.
Ancient Corinth.
A flying horse —i.e. Pegasos. Ancient Danes. A
raven.
Ancient Egypt.
A bull, a crocodile, a vulture. England (in the Tudor era).
St. George's cross. Ancient France. The cape of St. Martin; then
the oriflamme. The Franks (Ripuarian). A sword with the point
upwards. The Franks (Salian). A bull's head.
The Gauls.
A wolf, bear, bull, cock. The ancient Lacedemonians. The
Greek capital letter L (lambda). The ancient Messenians.
The Greek letter mu (M).
The ancient Persians.
A golden eagle with outstretched wings on a white field; a dove;
the sun. The Paisdadian dynasty of Persia. A blacksmith's apron.
(See Standard.)
The ancient Romans.
An eagle for the legion; a wolf, a horse, a boar, etc. Romulus.
A handful of hay or fern (manipulus).
The ancient Saxons.
A trotting horse. The ancient Thebans. A sphinx.
The Turks.
Horses' tails. The ancient Welsh. A dragon.
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