banderole

[ ban-duh-rohl ]

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.

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 History and Origins

Origin of banderole¹

1555–65; < Middle French < Italian banderuola, equivalent to bandier ( a ) banner + -uola < Latin -e- or -i- + -ola -ole ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of banderole¹

C16: from Old French, from Italian banderuola , literally: a little banner, from bandiera banner

Example Sentences

No plume or nobloy fluttered from his plain tilting salade, and even his lance was devoid of the customary banderole.

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It was discovered, thanks to the same breeze, that the black banderole of the Gypsies was the last of the seven.

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Before his time, the soldiers merely wore a banderole over their steel breast-plates and ordinary dresses.

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Usually a flying cherub holds an end of the banderole, and Ferri shows a wingless putto even, flying with no other assistance.

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Even a simple banderole or scarf suffices to indicate movement in the air if well arranged.

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