Ŏr'i-flămb or Ŏr'i-flămme, n.

(-flăm), n. [Fr. ori-flamme, O. Fr. ori-flambe, oriflam, Pr. auriflam, L. Lat. auriflamma, from Lat. aurum, gold, and flamma, flame, L. Lat. a little banner, equivalent to Lat. flammula, diminutive of flamma; so called because it was a flag of red silk, split into many points, and borne on a gilded lance.] The ancient royal standard of France. Ŏr'i-flămme