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BANDROLS
Noun
bandrols
plural of bandrol
Source: Wiktionary
BANDROL
Band"e*role, Band"rol, n. Etym: [F. banderole, dim. of bandière, bannière, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner.]
Definition: A little banner, flag, or streamer. [Written also bannerol.] From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott.
Band"rol, n.
Definition: Same as Banderole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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