banderole

See also: Banderole

English

Alternative forms

• bandrol
• bannerall
• bannerol

Noun

banderole (plural banderoles)

1. A little banner, flag, or streamer.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 47:

     Lances were ornamented with a banderole near the point, which gave them a handsome appearance, these were also called pencells.

   • 1819, Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross.

See also

• pencell

Anagrams

• bandoleer

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian banderuola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.dʁɔl/

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Noun

banderole f (plural banderoles)

1. banner

Further reading

• “banderole” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).