Flag, subst. 1) banner, standard: John II, 207. R3 IV, 4, 89. Rom. V, 3, 96. Ant. III, 13, 11.
2) an ensign by which signs are made: “the bloody f.” H5 I, 2, 101. “set up the bloody f. against all patience,” Cor. II, 1, 84. “by the semblance of their white --s they bring us peace,” Per. I, 4, 72. “f. of truce,” H6A III, 1, 138. “a f. and sign of love,” Oth. I, 1, 157.
3) the water-plant Iris: Ant. I, 4, 45.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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