ban·de·role or ban·de·rol (b n d -r l ) also ban·ne·rol (bn-rl)n. 1. A narrow forked flag or streamer attached to a staff or lance or flown from a ship's masthead. 2. A representation of a ribbon or scroll bearing an inscription. [French, from Italian banderuola, diminutive of bandiera, banner, from Vulgar Latin *band  ria; see banner.] |
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]
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