banderole
[ ban-duh-rohl ]
/ ˈbæn dəˌroʊl /
noun
a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.
a narrow scroll, usually bearing an inscription.
(especially in Renaissance architecture) a sculptured band, as on a building, adapted to receive an inscription.
Nearby words
Also ban·de·rol, ban·drol, ban·drole [ban-drohl] /ˈbæn droʊl/.
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Examples from the Web for banderole
Before his time, the soldiers merely wore a banderole over their steel breast-plates and ordinary dresses.
Usually a flying cherub holds an end of the banderole, and Ferri shows a wingless putto even, flying with no other assistance.
Art Principles|Ernest GovettCorti made the passage safely, and in the road beyond the moat halted, and drove the staff of his banderole firmly in the ground.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for banderole
banderole
banderol bannerol
/ (ˈbændəˌrəʊl) /
noun
a long narrow flag, usually with forked ends, esp one attached to the masthead of a ship; pennant
a square flag draped over a tomb or carried at a funeral
a ribbon-like scroll or sculptured band bearing an inscription, found esp in Renaissance architecture
a streamer on a knight's lance
Word Origin for banderole
C16: from Old French, from Italian banderuola, literally: a little banner, from bandiera banner
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