banderole
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
Example Sentences
- "Lances were ornamented with a banderole near the point, which gave them a handsome appearance, these were also called pencells."
- "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."
- "No plume or nobloy fluttered from his plain tilting salade, and even his lance was devoid of the customary banderole."