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Dictionary of Vexillology: T (Trade Union Banner - Tressure Fleury)

Last modified: 2022-09-10 by rob raeside
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On this page:

• TRADE UNION BANNER
• TRADE UNION FLAG
• TRAILING
• TRAILING EDGE
• TRANSARTAT
• TRANSFIXED
• TRANSPOSED
• TRANSVERSANT (or TRANSVERSE)
• TRANSVERSED
• TRAPEZIOD (or TRAPEZIUM)
• TRAPEZOIDAL PENNANT
• TREFOIL
• TREFOIL (or TREFLEE) CROSS
• TRESSURE
• TRESSURE FLEURY (or TRESSURE FLORY)

TRADE UNION BANNER

See ‘banner 3)’.

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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 (fotw); General Labour Confederation, Colombia (fotw); General Workers Union, Portugal (fotw)

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)’.

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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.

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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".

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TRANSARTAT

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

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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 (fotw); Arms and Flag of Lipnica, Poland (fotw);

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TRANSPOSED

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

Arms and Flag of Milower, Germany (fotw)

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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.

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TRANSVERSED

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

Flag of Bergues, France (fotw )

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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)’.

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

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TRAPEZOIDAL PENNANT

See ‘trapezoid 2)’.

Burgee of the Watersportvereniging Werkendam, The Netherlands (fotw)

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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 (fotw); Flag of Ungersheim, France (fotw); Flag of Mladenovac, Serbia (fotw)

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

Burgee of the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club (fotw)

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TREFOIL (or TREFLEE) CROSS

In heraldry see ‘cross botonny’.

Flag of Boudevilliers, Switzerland (fotw); Arms of Vestby, Norway (fotw)

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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 (fotw); Rank Flag of a General Officer, Croatia (fotw)

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TRESSURE FLEURY (or TRESSURE FLORY)

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

Flag and Arms of Vang, Norway (fotw)

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