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 - Azure)
• B:
• Backing - Bicolour
• Blazon - Buss
• C:
• Cable Number - Civil Flag
• Class Flag - Conducting Colours
• Confanonerius - Cypher
• D (Dancetty - Drum Banner)
• E (Eagle - Eyelet)
• F:
• Falling Diagonal - Finial
• Flag - Flagship
• Flammula - Fylfot
• G (Gaff - Gyronny)
• H (Half Mast [Staff] - Hussar Cut)
• I (Impale - Inverted Pile)
• J (Jack - Jolly Roger)
• K (Khanda - King's Colour)
• L (Labarum - Lozengy)
• M (Magen David - Mural Crown)
• N (Nailing - Numeral Pennant)
• O (Obverse - Overall)
• P:
• Padding the Sleeve - Phoinikis
• Pigstick - Purpure
• Q (Quarantine Flag - Quincun)
• R (Racing Flag - Running Eye and Toggle)
• S:
• Sable - Sleeve
• Southern Cross - Stars and Stripes
• Statant - Sword Knot
• T (Tab - Type Flag)
• U (Uncase - Upright Triangle)
• V (Vailing - Vexilli Erecto)
• W (Waft [Weft] - Wyn)
• X
• Y (Yacht Ensign - Yardarm)
• Z

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 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