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Pennon vs Colours - What's the difference?

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Pennon is a related term of colours.


As nouns the difference between pennon and colours

is that pennon is a thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear while colours is .

As a verb colours is

(colour).

pennon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
  • * 1909 , Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor , page 65:
    • Nearly all the Norman spears were embellished with pennons of from two to five points.
  • (nautical) A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
  • A wing; a pinion.
    • (Milton)

    Derived terms

    * pennoncel

    colours

    English

    Alternative forms

    * colors (US)

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
  • (plurale tantum, nautical) The national flag flown by a ship at sea.
  • (plurale tantum) The British military ceremony of raising the flag.
  • (sports, snooker) The balls that score more than one point in snooker. Yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (colour)