banderole
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A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
The banderole was a small flag of yellow silk, with a red moon in the centre, and on the face of the moon a white cross.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace
Bannerol, in its main uses the same as banderole, is the term especially applied to the square banners carried at the funerals of great men and placed over the tomb.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
Bursting through the half-formed opposition, he passed to the rear of the guns, and planted his banderole at the door of Mahommed's tent.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace
Then the son of Isfendiar, recognizing the banderole, and not yet done with chafing over his former defeat, pushed through the throng about Mahommed, and prayed: "O my Lord, suffer me to punish yon braggart."
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace
