Definition of Fanion

1. Noun. A small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position.

Generic synonyms: Flag

Definition of Fanion

1. n. A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the baggage of a brigade.

Definition of Fanion

1. Noun. A small flag used for marking positions, especially by soldiers and surveyors. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fanion

1. a small flag [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanion

fangirls
fangite
fangle
fangled
fangleness
fangles
fangless
fanglike
fangling
fango
fangos
fangot
fangots
fangs
fangy
fanion (current term)
fanions
fanjet
fanjets
fank
fankle
fankled
fankles
fankling
fanks
fanless
fanlight
fanlights
fanlike
fanlisting

Literary usage of Fanion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cassell's New Biographical Dictionary: Containing Memoirs of the Most by Cassell Publishing Company (1893)
"He designed for the Post Office the envelope called after him, and among his chief pictures may be named The Judgment (if ut-fanion, The H'olf and the Lamb ..."

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