bannerette
(ˌbænəˈrɛt)
Also 3 banerett, 4– banneret.
[a. OF. banerete, banerette, dim. of banière banner: see -ette.]
A small banner.
| c 1300 K. Alis. 5236 Many banere and banerett Was on pauyloun y-sett. 1601 Shakes. All's Well ii. iii. 213 The scarffes, and the bannerets, about thee. 1865 Morn. Star 24 Feb., Over the pulpit was suspended a banneret with the arms of the Cardinal. 1884 Daily News 13 Oct. 2/2 A bannerette having on one side a portrait of the Prime Minister. 1914 Yeats Responsibilities 38 Packed his marriage day With banneret and pennon. 1916 E. Pound Lustra 101 The crackling of small fires, the bannerets, The lazy leopards on the largest banner. |