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# bunting

noun (bunting, uncountable); noun (a bunting, buntings — a bird)

«bunting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Rows of small coloured flags, often triangles, hung on a string for a party or celebration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#m1)
2. A small seed-eating bird, such as the reed bunting or the corn bunting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#m2)
3. (old) A thin cloth used to make flags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#m3)

### In the lessons

Seen at street parties, fêtes, sports days and festivals, especially in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. In maths, problems about how many flags fit along a length of bunting. In nature lessons, the bird. Phrases: «put up the bunting», «a string of bunting».

### Examples

- We hung bunting across the school hall for the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#x1)
- The street was covered in red, white and blue bunting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#x2)
- Each metre of bunting has 4 flags, so 5 metres has 20 flags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#x3)
- A reed bunting sang in the bushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#x4)
- We made paper bunting in art. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#x5)
- Take the bunting down after the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/#x6)

### Note

Flags sense is uncountable: «some bunting», «a lot of bunting», not «buntings». The bird is countable. In maths: number of flags = length × flags per metre.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bunting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bunting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bunting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bunting.html) on Mova free.