Bunting
BUNTING (a word of doubtful origin, possibly connected with bunt, to sift, or with the Ger. bunt, of varied colour), a loosely woven woollen cloth for making flags; the term is also used of a collection of flags, and particularly those of a ship.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)