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ensigns

noun , plural of ensign

Synonyms and Antonyms of ensigns

1 a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark

that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick

Synonyms of ensigns

emblems, hallmarks, impresas, logos, symbols, totems, trademarks

Words Related to ensigns

attributes, icons (also ikons), pictographs

logograms, logographs

badges, coats of arms, cognizances, crests, insignia (or insignias), monograms

colophons, stamps, tokens

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

Synonyms of ensigns

banderoles (or banderols), banners, colors, flags, guidons, jacks, pendants (also pendents) [chiefly British], pennants, pennons, standards, streamers

Words Related to ensigns

buntings, gonfalons

black flags, Jolly Rogers, tricolors, union jacks, white flags

burgees, semaphores, signalers (or signallers), wafts

badges, coats of arms, crests, insignia (or insignias)

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