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banderole
[
ban
-d
uh
-rohl]
/ˈbæn dəˌroʊl/
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noun
1.
a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
2.
a narrow scroll, usually bearing an inscription.
3.
(especially in Renaissance architecture) a sculptured band, as on a building, adapted to receive an inscription.
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Also,
banderol,
bandrol,
bandrole
[
ban
-drohl]
/ˈbæn droʊl/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Origin of
banderole
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Middle French
Italian
1555-1565
1555-65;
<
Middle French
<
Italian
banderuola,
equivalent to
bandier(a
)
banner
+
-uola
<
Latin
-e-
or
-i-
+
-ola
-ole
2
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British Dictionary definitions for
band-role
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banderole
/
ˈbændəˌrəʊl
/
noun
1.
a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
2.
a square flag draped over a tomb or carried at a funeral
3.
a ribbon-like scroll or sculptured band bearing an inscription, found esp in Renaissance architecture
4.
a streamer on a knight's lance
Word Origin
C16: from Old French, from Italian
banderuola
, literally: a little banner, from
bandiera
banner
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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