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Bunting - What does it mean?

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bunting

Etymology 1

Possibly from dialect , hence the material used for that purpose.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  • (nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  • Flags considered as a group.
  • Etymology 2

    (Emberiza)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza , having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
  • Derived terms
    * * corn bunting * indigo bunting * painted bunting * reed bunting * snow bunting

    Etymology 3

    See bunt

    Verb

    (head)
  • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.