banderoles

noun

variants or banderols
plural of banderole
as in flags
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage

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  1. flags
  2. banners
  3. colors
Noun
  • Fans decked in the team’s iconic red and carrying its flags lined the streets and grandstands, pushing and cheering their team on.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The government had declared Monday an official day of mourning and ordered flags at government offices lowered to half-staff.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of flags
Noun
  • Businesses here are also trying to woo the sailors, with some putting up banners to welcome them.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Trump will depart sooner or later, the banners will be torn down and much of his petty talk will be and should be forgotten.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of banners
Noun
  • Precious little of anything survives from a millennium ago, let alone textile, let alone narrative textile, hundreds of feet of it, unfolding in scene after scene with the colors still crisp.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With four colors and a 100 percent suede upper, this shoe is ideal for jetsetting, running post-workout errands, and everything in between.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of colors
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