banner roll
banner roll noun: a small square flag containing a single escutcheon of the deceased.
Noun
banner roll (plural banner rolls)
- A small square flag containing a single escutcheon of the deceased.
- BANNER ROLL is a small square flag containing a single escutcheon of the deceased. Thus, if there are twelve quarterings in the banner, the same number of banner rolls will be required to be borne in the funeral procession.1846, The manual of heraldry, page 51
- A banderole.
- [...] and every horse having a man on his back in black, and everyone bearing a banner-roll of divers kings' arms, and[…]1967, English Historical Documents: 1485-1558, edited by C. H. Williams
- One arm displays a parchment sheet, on which are these words, "THE BILL OF RIGHTS". The other sustains a spear with the cap of liberty and over the whole floats a banner-roll, inscribed - "The spell is broken".2000, Anita Callaway, Visual Ephemera: Theatrical Art in Nineteenth-century Australia, UNSW Press, →ISBN, page 19
Forms of banner roll
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Questions about banner roll
- What does banner roll mean?
- Banner roll means a small square flag containing a single escutcheon of the deceased.
- What part of speech is banner roll?
- Banner roll is a noun.
- What is the plural of banner roll?
- The plural of banner roll is banner rolls.
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