pano

substantivo masculino


1. cloth, stuff, material, fabric;

2. TEATRO curtain;

3. NÁUTICA canvas, sail;
pano (manchas na pele) mole;






1. dark-coloured spot (blemish) on the skin;
pano cru raw cloth;
pano de ferro (de teatro) safety curtain;
pano de teatro curtain;

2. unbleached cotton;
descer o pano (no teatro) to drop the curtain;
levantar o pano (teatro) to raise the curtain;
pano com pintura do mar (teatro) sea-cloth;
pano de amostra (exemplo, amostra) the thin end of the wedge;
pano de cozinha kitchen-cloth;
pano de lã woollen cloth;
pano de linho linen cloth;
pano de linho grosso dowlas;
pano higiénico sanitary towel;
pano para mangas more than enough;
panos quentes half-measures;

3. plenty to spare;
lençol de dois panos double sheet;
negócio de panos drapery business;


Mike :)

At first I thought it might have to do with the weight of the fabric, but I could not find anything to support that idea.

So now I think it might be how many pieces of colored cloth are used to make the flag. The outdoor flag, which has to be sturdier, uses three separate pieces of colored fabric to make up the center, which would mean that the white band is sewn in separately, whereas the indoor flag, which won't be subject to weathering, has the band and stars printed on the blue field.

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I'm assuming this is the Brazilian flag. Most flags aren't as complicated.