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• Bunting (textile) — Bunting was originally a lightweight worsted wool fabric used for making flags of the Royal Navy. The origin of the word is uncertain. [Oxford English Dictionary on CD ROM, Oxford University Press, 2002] Today, bunting is a term for any festive… …   Wikipedia

• bunting — ‘bird’ [13] and bunting ‘flags’ [18] are presumably two distinct words, although in neither case do we really know where they come from. There was a now obsolete English adjective bunting, first recorded in the 16th century, which meant ‘plump,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• bunting — ‘bird’ [13] and bunting ‘flags’ [18] are presumably two distinct words, although in neither case do we really know where they come from. There was a now obsolete English adjective bunting, first recorded in the 16th century, which meant ‘plump,… …   Word origins

• bunting — Ⅰ. bunting [1] ► NOUN ▪ a seed eating songbird of a large group typically with brown streaked plumage and a boldly marked head. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. bunting [2] ► NOUN ▪ flags and streamers used as festive decorations …   English terms dictionary

• Flags of the Confederate States of America — Four versions of the flag of the Confederate States of America are shown on this print from 1896. Standing at the center are Stonewall Jackson, P. G. T. Beauregard, and Robert E. Lee, surrounded by bust portraits of Jefferson Davis and… …   Wikipedia

• bunting — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century any of various stout billed passerine birds (families Cardinalidae and Emberizidae) of which some are grouped with the cardinal and some with the New World sparrows compare indigo bunting,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bunting — bunting1 noun a seed eating songbird related to the finches, typically with brown streaked plumage and a boldly marked head. [Emberiza and other genera, family Emberizidae: numerous species.] Origin ME: of unknown origin. bunting2 noun flags and… …   English new terms dictionary

• bunting — 1. n. any of numerous seed eating birds of the family Emberizidae, related to the finches and sparrows. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. 1 flags and other decorations. 2 a loosely woven fabric used for these. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn …   Useful english dictionary

• Bunting tosser — or Bunts is an informal term used in the Royal Navy to describe the sailors who hoist signal flags. Although dating from the period of signalling by flags cite web title=Bunting Tosser url=http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/vxt… …   Wikipedia

• GAA county colours and flags — The GAA county colours and flags of a GAA county are the colours of the kit worn by that county s representative team in the Gaelic Athletic Association s inter county competitions, the most important of which are the All Ireland Senior Football… …   Wikipedia

• bunting — bunting1 [bun′tiŋ] n. [< ? ME bonting, ger. of bonten, to sift: hence, cloth used for sifting] 1. a thin cloth used in making flags, streamers, etc. 2. flags, or strips of cloth in the colors of the flag, used as holiday decorations ☆ 3. a… …   English World dictionary