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banderole

banderole noun: a little banner, flag, or streamer.

Noun

banderole (plural banderoles)

  1. A little banner, flag, or streamer.
    • Lances were ornamented with a banderole near the point, which gave them a handsome appearance, these were also called pencells.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 47
    • A second squire held aloft his master's lance, from the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole, or streamer, bearing a cross of the same form with that embroidered upon his cloak.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 26
  2. A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.

Forms of banderole

pluralbanderoles
alternative formbandrol
alternative formbannerall
alternative formbannerol
alternative formbannerole

Questions about banderole

What does banderole mean?
Banderole means a little banner, flag, or streamer.
What part of speech is banderole?
Banderole is a noun.
What is the plural of banderole?
The plural of banderole is banderoles.

Words near banderole in the dictionary

  1. Banderite
  2. Banderites
  3. Banderization
  4. Banderma
  5. banderol
  6. banderole
  7. banderoles
  8. banderols
  9. Banderovite
  10. Banderovites
  11. banders

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