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banderole |
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banderole, banderol [ˈbændəˌrəʊl], bannerol n 1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a ribbon-like scroll or sculptured band bearing an inscription, found esp in Renaissance architecture 4. (History / Heraldry) a streamer on a knight's lance [from Old French, from Italian banderuola, literally: a little banner, from bandiera banner] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A second squire held aloft his master's lance, from the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole, or streamer, bearing a cross of the same form with that embroidered upon his cloak. The choicest tapestries which the looms of Arras could furnish draped the walls, whereon the battles of Judas Maccabaeus were set forth, with the Jewish warriors in plate of proof, with crest and lance and banderole, as the naive artists of the day were wont to depict them. |
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