Banner1. (n.) A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.
2. (n.) A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
3. (n.) Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner.
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