Guidon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              The pendants and guidons were carried by the officer
              of the army.                          --Evelyn.
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     2. One who carries a flag. --Johnson.
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     3. One of a community established at Rome, by Charlemagne, to
        guide pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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