bunting

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
2. (countable, uncountable) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
3. (countable, uncountable) Flags considered as a group.

Verb

present participle and gerund of bunt

bunt

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

curtain

sparrow

hanging

linen

pennant

yellow bunting

banner

yellow-hammer

flag

Translations

Ammer

bruant

gors

escribano

zigolo

Ammern

σακκελίς

emberiza

stoßend

Fahnentuch

ύφασμα σημαίων

ύφασμα για σημαίες

Wimpel

-wände

Fahnen- und Bannerdekoration

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʌntɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bunting

Cognate with Middle English: buntyle

Cognate with Middle English: *bunt

Cognate with Dutch: bont

Cognate with Middle Low German: bunt

Cognate with German: bunt

In summary

Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose.
Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”).