Dictionary of Vexillology: Table of Contents

General Links:

• Dictionary of Vexillology: Introduction
• Proposed Vexillological Conventions
• Corrections and Updates [track changes]

Links to Terms (alphabetic)

• A:
• Abased - Appointment Flag
• Aquila - Azure
• B:
• Backing - Banner of Victory
• Banner
• Banner Roll - Bicolour
• Blazon - Buss
• C:
• Cable Number - Cantonal flag [or banner]
• Car Flag - Civil Flag
• Class Flag - Conducting Colours
• Confanonerius - Courtesy Flag
• Cravat - Cypher
• D:
• Daimo Flags - Dexter
• Dhvaja - Drum Banner
• E:
• Eagle - Eyelet
• F:
• Faceted - Fire Alert Flag
• Flag - Flagship
• Flamme de Boeuf - Fylfot
• G:
• Gaff - Gyrons
• H:
• Half Mast [Staff] - Hussar Cut
• I:
• Impale - Iron Cross
• J:
• J (Jack - Jolly Roger)
• K:
• Kernelled - Kommandowimpel
• L:
• Labarum - Lozengy
• M:
• Magen David - Mural Crown
• N:
• Nailing - Numeral Pennant
• O:
• Obverse - Owner Absent Flag
• P:
• Padding the Sleeve - Phoinikis
• Pierced - Pushpit Flag Staff
• Q:
• Quarantine Flag - Quinterfoil
• R:
• Racing Flag - Religious Flag
• Repeating Frigates - Running Eye and Toggle
• S:
• Sable - Sleeve
• Sable - Service Pennant
• Shades of Tincture - Stars and Stripes
• Statant - Symbol
• T:
• Tab - Type Flag
• U:
• Uncase - Upright Triangle
• V:
• Vailing - Voided
• W:
• Waft [Weft] - Wyn
• X
• Y:
• Yacht Ensign - Yardarm
• Z:
• Zupa Gaiferia

Appendices

• Appendix I: Parts of a Flag and Flagpole
• Appendix II: International Customs Regarding the Placing and Handling of Flags
• Appendix III: Tincture and Metals
• Appendix IV: Armorial Bearings
• Appendix V: Heraldic Beasts
• Appendix VI: Stripes in Heraldry
• Appendix VII: Variations of Cotticed

Indices of Terms

• A-E
• F-Q
• R-Z

Dictionary of Vexillology: Additional Notes

Detailed Information (related FOTW pages)

• Black Cravats
• Centred Upright Crosses (St. George-type) on Flags (Overview)
• The crescent in flags
• Crowns on flags
• Fictional flags
• Finials and fringe
• Flag Bearers
• Flag Families
• Flag Sizes (Comparative)
• Flags and religions
• Flags of Convenience
• Flags of international organizations
• Flags of Languages
• Flags on Stamps
• Flags on the Ground (Vailing)
• From Flag to Roundel
• Guidons and Pennons
• Headsticks
• Heraldic Banners
• Honor points on flags
• Houseflags of shipping companies
• International sporting organizations
• Jacks
• Off-centred Crosses (Overview)
• Pan-African Colours
• Pan-Arab Colours
• Pilot Flags
• Pirates
• Ratios of Flags
• The Raven Flag
• Royal standards
• St. Andrew (Saltire) Crosses on Flags (Overview)
• Signal flags
• Vexilloids
• Weather flags

Other Links:

• Etymology of Vexillological terminology
• Vexillological Theory and Practice

Related Outside Links

• German glossary of vexillological terms (in German)
• Croatian vexillological dictionary/English-Croatian vexillological dictionary