Definition of Bannir
Ban"ner (&?;), n. [OE. banere, OF.
baniere, F. bannière, bandière, fr. LL.
baniera, banderia, fr. bandum banner, fr. OHG.
bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth.
bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See Band,
n.] 1. A kind of flag attached to a
spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in
battle.
Hang out our banners on the outward walls.
Shak.
2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a
device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or
suspended in some conspicuous place.
3. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled
banner.
Banner fish (Zoöl.), a large fish of
the genus Histiophorus, of the Swordfish family, having a broad
bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus)
inhabits the North Atlantic.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
- Any large sign, especially if constructed of soft material or fabric.
The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
- A type of advertisement in a web page, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content. Contrast popup, interstitial.
- A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
- By extension, a cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
- exceptional; very good
It is a banner achievement for an athelete to run a mile in under four minutes.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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