(mnemonic) A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

(music, mnemonic) A mnemonic for the order of sharps: F C G D A E B.

A game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton. / The racket used in this game. / (obsolete) A child's hornbook for learning the alphabet.

plural of battledore

a form of military uniform

(obsolete) An early version of the game badminton.

plural of battledoor

Alternative form of battledore

plural of battledress

Alternative form of know B from a battledore