Dictionary of Vexillology: T (Trade Union Banner – Tressure Fleury) (original) (raw)

TRADE UNION BANNER

See ‘banner 3)’.

TRADE UNION FLAG

A flag, as opposed to a banner as defined herein, that is representative of a trade union or an affiliation of such unions (see also ‘banner 3)’).

Metal Industry Union, Germany;General Labour Confederation, Colombia;General Workers Union, Portugal

Please note that, in both historical and/or contemporary terms, a trade union flag and a political flag can often be very closely linked – see ‘political flag 2)’.

TRAILING

1. In UK military and some other usage, a term for marching with a colour or flag dragging on the ground, or standing in that position, and is employed as a mark of respect to the head of state at funerals or as a token of victory in a parade of captured enemy colours – but see ‘vailing’ (also ‘dipping 1)’).

2. An uncommon method of saluting using a flag hoisted on a pole – the flag is lowered until it just touches the ground for a few seconds, and then raised smartly – practiced in some monarchies as a salute to a member of the royal family.

TRAILING EDGE

An alternative term for the sinister edge of a vertically hung banner or a gonfalon – see ‘sinister edge 2)’.

Please note, that this term has been introduced by the Editors as a vexillological alternative to the heraldically derived "sinister edge".

TRANSARTAT

A medieval term, now obsolete, for a banner on a crossbar.

TRANSFIXED

The heraldic term used when a charge or animal has been pierced with an arrow, sword, lance or other weapon (see also ‘pierced 2)’).

Flag of Senčur, Slovenia; Flag of Mače, Croatia; Arms and Flag of Lipnica, Poland

TRANSPOSED

An alternative heraldic term to reversed – see ‘reversed 2)’.

Arms and Flag of Milower, Germany

TRANSVERSANT (or TRANSVERSE)

Heraldically derived terms used when the charge on a flag is shown as being rotated 90 degrees from the position in which it is usually seen (see also Latin Cross and its following note b).

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TRANSVERSED

An alternative heraldic term to contourne – see ‘contourné’.

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Flag of Bergues, France

TRAPEZOID (or TRAPEZIUM)

1. A charge similar to a triangle but with the apex squared, as in the flag of Kuwait (see also ‘triangle’).

2. The alternative terms used to describe a triangular pennant whose apex is squared – a trapezoidal pennant (see also ‘code pennant’, ‘numeral pennant’ and ‘pennant 2)’.

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National Flag of Kuwait; Pennant of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, US

TRAPEZOIDAL PENNANT

See ‘trapezoid 2)’.

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Burgee of the Watersportvereniging Werkendam, The Netherlands

TREFOIL

The heraldic term for a charge in the form of a stylized flower or plant with three petals or leaves, and which is almost invariably shown bearing a stalk (see also ‘cinquefoil’, ‘cloverstems’, ‘cross botonny’ and ‘quatrefoil’)

Flag of Trpinja, Croatia; Flag of Ungersheim, France; Flag of Mladenovac, Serbia

Please note that a cloverleaf and the traditional Irish emblem – a shamrock – are also trefoils.

Burgee of the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club

TREFOIL (or TREFLEE) CROSS

In heraldry see ‘cross botonny’.

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Flag of Boudevilliers, Switzerland; Arms of Vestby, Norway

TRESSURE

The heraldic term used by some writers to describe a narrow single border inset from the edges of a shield, banner of arms or a flag – but see ‘orle 1)’ and its following note (also ‘border’, ‘double-tressure’ and ‘inset border’).

Flag of the Customs Administration, Turkey; Rank Flag of a General Officer, Croatia

TRESSURE FLEURY (or TRESSURE FLORY)

In heraldry see ‘fleury’ and ‘tressure’ (also ‘double-tressure fleury counter fleury’).

Flag and Arms of Vang, Norway