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::b. In certain occasional uses. standard of trade: a merchant ensign. standard of truce: a flag of truce hoisted on a pole. Obs.

::b. In certain occasional uses. standard of trade: a merchant ensign. standard of truce: a flag of truce hoisted on a pole. Obs.

:3. = STANDARD-BEARER.

:3. STANDARD-BEARER.

:4. A body of troops kept in reserve in the earlier part of an engagement. Obs.

:4. A body of troops kept in reserve in the earlier part of an engagement. Obs.

:14. A kind of arrow (distinguished from ‘bearing arrow’ and ‘flight’). Obs.

:14. A kind of arrow (distinguished from ‘bearing arrow’ and ‘flight’). Obs.

  Perh. short for ‘standard arrow’, which occurs in later citations of 16th c. documents. See quot. 1465.

Perh. short for ‘standard arrow’, which occurs in later citations of 16th c. documents. See quot. 1465.

:15. The market price per ton of copper in the ore.

:15. The market price per ton of copper in the ore.