banner of
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Sanjaksherif, kept in the Eyab mosque, at Constantinople. Bible of. The Koran.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “banner of” mean?
Sanjaksherif, kept in the Eyab mosque, at Constantinople. Bible of. The Koran.
Is “banner of” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.