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    banderole
    /ˈbandərəʊl/

    noun

    • 1. a long, narrow flag with a cleft end, flown at a masthead.

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  2. 1. : a long narrow forked flag or streamer. 2. : a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device. Synonyms. banner. colors. ensign. flag. guidon. jack. pendant [ chiefly British] pendent. pennant. pennon. standard. streamer. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of banderole in a Sentence.

  3. Banderole definition: a small flag or streamer fastened to a lance, masthead, etc.. See examples of BANDEROLE used in a sentence.

  4. Jun 17, 2024 · 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. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. The long, skinny flag or banner that flies from the mast of a ship is called a banderole. Banderole comes from the Italian word banderuola, or "little banner." That's just what these elongated flags look like, banners with forked ends that flutter off the mast of an old sailing ship or a medieval knight's lance.

  6. 1. (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. (Architecture) a ribbon-like scroll or sculptured band bearing an inscription, found esp in Renaissance architecture. 4. (Heraldry) a streamer on a knight's lance.

  7. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › BanderoleBanderole - Wikipedia

    A banderole is a small flag or streamer carried on the lance of a knight, or a long narrow flag, with cleft end flying from the mast-head of a ship in battle. Lion rampant holding a banderole

  8. Jun 2, 2024 · banderole (plural banderoles) 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:

  9. Banderole definition: A narrow forked flag or streamer attached to a staff or lance or flown from a ship's masthead.

  10. The earliest known use of the noun banderole is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for banderole is from 1562, in the writing of Gerard Legh, heraldic writer. banderole is a borrowing from French.

  11. Banderole definition: . See examples of BANDEROLE used in a sentence.