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BURGEE (of unknown origin)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 812 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BURGEE (of unknown origin)

BURGEE (of unknown origin) , a small three-cornered or See also:

SWALLOW (A. S. swalewe, Icel. svala, Du. zwaluw, Ger. Schwalbe)

swallow-tailed See also:

FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag or See also:

PENNANT, THOMAS (1726-1798)

pennant used by yachts or See also:

MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant vessels; also a See also:

KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of small See also:

COAL

coal burnt in See also:

engine furnaces .

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