banderole

ban·de·role

noun \ˈban-də-ˌrōl\

Definition of BANDEROLE

1

: a long narrow forked flag or streamer

2

: a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device

Variants of BANDEROLE

ban·de·role or ban·de·rol \ˈban-də-ˌrōl\

Examples of BANDEROLE

1. <during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage>

Origin of BANDEROLE

French banderole, from Italian banderuola, diminutive of bandiera banner, from Old Occitan bandiera, from Old French baniere — more at banner

First Known Use: 1562

Related to BANDEROLE

Synonyms

flag (or banderol), banner, colors, ensign, guidon, jack, pendant (also pendent) [chiefly British], pennant, pennon, standard, streamer

Related Words

bunting, gonfalon; black flag, Jolly Roger, tricolor, union jack, white flag; burgee, semaphore, signaler (or signaller), waft; badge, coat of arms, crest, insignia

Rhymes with BANDEROLE

aureole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole