Usually means: Historic red banner, symbolizing inspiration.
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  1. oriflamme: Merriam-Webster
  2. oriflamme: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oriflamme: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. oriflamme: Collins English Dictionary
  5. oriflamme: Vocabulary.com
  6. Oriflamme, oriflamme: Wordnik
  7. oriflamme: Wiktionary
  8. oriflamme: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. oriflamme: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. oriflamme: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Oriflamme, oriflamme: Dictionary.com
  12. oriflamme: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Oriflamme (disambiguation), Oriflamme: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Oriflamme: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. oriflamme: Rhymezone
  16. Oriflamme: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. oriflamme: FreeDictionary.org
  18. oriflamme: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  19. oriflamme: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. oriflamme: TheFreeDictionary.com
  21. Oriflamme: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Arms and Armour (No longer online)
  2. oriflamme: A Word A Day

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Oriflamme: Catholic Encyclopedia

(Note: See oriflammes as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (oriflamme)

noun:  (historical) The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war in the Middle Ages.
noun:  (figuratively) Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle.
noun:  (literary) Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object.

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