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bunting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Daily life
bun·ting /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]  Dsmall flags on strings, used to decorate buildings and streets on special occasions 〔穿在绳子上在节庆时悬挂的〕小彩旗
Examples from the Corpus
buntingThe scene lay before me like the field of a medieval tourney: banners and bunting and ladies in jewel-bright colours.But headmistress Helen Williams won't be reaching for the champagne glasses or festive bunting.Male Lapland buntings have streaked brown backs with striking black, white and chestnut heads.Lark buntings inhabit the prairies, breeding in alfalfa fields.A pair of black-headed, white collared reed buntings preened on bracken fronds, their white-edged tails constantly flickering.Females look a bit like our female reed buntings, having a streaked appearance all over.Snow bunting males are unmistakable in their all-white plumage with black backs.The two bunting species are very different in appearance.
Origin bunting (1700-1800) Perhaps from German bunt brightly colored
bun·ting nounChineseSyllable
used decorate Corpus streets on buildings to and strings, flags small


bunting
bunting /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: Perhaps from German bunt 'brightly colored'
small flags on strings, used to decorate buildings and streets on special occasions


bunt·ingBrE /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] coloured flags or paper used for decorating streets and buildings in celebrations (装饰街道、房屋等的)彩旗,彩纸 [countable] a small bird related to the finch and sparrow families. There are several types of bunting. a corn/reed/snow bunting 黍鹀;芦鹀;雪鹀