banderole
[ban-duh-rohl]
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.
Also ban·de·rol, ban·drol, ban·drole [ban-drohl] /ˈbæn droʊl/.
Origin of banderole
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Related Words for banderole
banner, banneret, colors, ensign, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer, bannerol, burgee, guidon, mastheadExamples from the Web for banderole
Historical Examples of banderole
The banderole was a small flag of yellow silk, with a red moon in the centre, and on the face of the moon a white cross.
The Prince of India, Volume IILew. Wallace
Corti 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 IILew. Wallace
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 PrinciplesErnest Govett
banderole
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Word Origin for banderole
C16: from Old French, from Italian banderuola, literally: a little banner, from bandiera banner
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