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guidon |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Guidon \Gui"don\, n. [F. guidon, It guidone. See {Guide}, v. t.] 1. A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon. The pendants and guidons were carried by the officer of the army. --Evelyn.
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