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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pennant \Pen"nant\, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF penon, F.
pennon, fr L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf
{Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.)
a A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow, or long, pennant}
(called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece
of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government
vessel in commission. The {board pennant} is an oblong,
nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a
commodore's vessel. ``With flags and pennants trimmed.''
--Drayton.
b A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pennant
n 1: the award given to the champion [syn: {crown}]
2: a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
3: a long flag; often tapering [syn: {pennon}, {streamer}, {waft}]
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