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or•i•flamme



Pronunciation: (ôr'u-flam", or'-), [key]
—n.
1. the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
2. any ensign, banner, or standard, esp. one that serves as a rallying point or symbol.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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