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Definition of Flagstaves
1. flagstaff [n] - See also: flagstaff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flagstaves
Literary usage of Flagstaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"In the certificate, the place of these ensigns, flagstaves, and turrets, is
supplied by flumes. On the covers, the book is gules charged with a saltire; ..."
2. The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, with Historical Surveys by Charles F Horne (1917)
""The shrine, which was set up amidships; it is here regarded as a temple, and
equipped therefore with flagstaves and obelisks. ..."
3. Paris Herself Again in 1878-9 by George Augustus Sala (1884)
"The bales of bunting take unto themselves wings, amul, flying right up to time
summit of time flagstaves, stream out imm time three colours—time Cross of ..."
4. Ancient Records of Egypt: Historical Documents from the Earliest Times to ...by James Henry Breasted by James Henry Breasted (1907)
"IV 14; doors of, IV 14; inlay figures of, IV 14; pylon of, IV 15, 85-92, 93-99;
flagstaves of, IV 15. —Second court of, IV 6; built of sandstone, IV 7; ..."
5. Egypt Through the Stereoscope: A Journey Through the Land of the Pharaohs by James Henry Breasted (1905)
"These flagstaves, of which there were at least two on each tower, and sometimes four
... But the flagstaves were not the only adornment of the pylon towers. ..."
6. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1907)
"Over the altar are still seen the French flagstaves, taken by the garrison in a
desperate sally. The white ensigns of the House of Bourbon have long been ..."
7. The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1886)
"Over the altar are still seen the French flagstaves, taken by the garrison in a
desperate sally. ..."
8. The History of England from the Accession of James the Second by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1871)
"Over the altar are still seen the French flagstaves, taken by the garrison in a
desperate sally. The white ensigns of the House of Bourbon have long been ..."
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