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Old French
Etymology
Attested as orie flambe, oriflambe, oriflamme, from Medieval Latin auriflamma (“golden flame”), from Latin aurum (“gold”) + flamma (“flame”).
Noun
oriflambe oblique singular, f (oblique plural oriflambes, nominative singular oriflambe, nominative plural oriflambes)
- oriflamme (red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war)
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