a flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.-that which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.-that which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.-the proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.-a tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.-the upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.-an upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.-an inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.-the sheth of a plow.-a large drinking cup.-being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.-hence: having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.-not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.-not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.