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burgee

[ bur-jee, bur-jee ]
/ ˈbɜr dʒi, bɜrˈdʒi /
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noun
a triangular flag or one having a shallow, angular indentation in the fly, forming two tails, used as an identification flag, especially by yachts.
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Origin of burgee

1840–50; perhaps shortening of *burgee's flag, by reanalysis of *burgess flag, burgess translating French bourgeois in sense “owner” (of a ship)

Words nearby burgee

burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland, burgeon, burgeoning, burger, burgess
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Words related to burgee

emblem, headline, pennant, streamer, banner, colors, ensign, heading, pennon, standard, oriflamme, jack, banneret, bunting, decoration, screamer, banderol, bannerol, guidon, masthead

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British Dictionary definitions for burgee

burgee
/ (ˈbɜːdʒiː) /
noun
nautical a triangular or swallow-tailed flag flown from the mast of a merchant ship for identification and from the mast of a yacht to indicate its owner's membership of a particular yacht club

Word Origin for burgee

C18: perhaps from French (Jersey dialect) bourgeais shipowner, from Old French borgeis; see bourgeois 1, burgess
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