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Definition: Fanon
Fanon
\Fan"on\, n. [F. fanon, LL. fano, fr. OHG. fano banner
cloth, G. fahne banner. See
Vane, and cf.
Fanion,
Gonfalon.] (Eccl.)
A term applied to various articles, as:
(a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by
eastern bishops.
(b) A maniple. [Written also
fannel,
phanon, etc.]
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