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1
a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark
- that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick
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- attribute,
- icon
- (also ikon),
- pictograph
2
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
- fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign
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“Ensign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensign. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of ensign was in the 15th century
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