banderole

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A giant replica of the Bureau's cap-emblem—the Federal eagle clutching between his talons a banderole bearing the motto, 'Tis More Blessed to Give Than Receive—had been mounted on the center wall, the place of honor.

From The Great Potlatch Riots by Lang, Allen Kim

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 Wallace, Lewis

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

It was discovered, thanks to the same breeze, that the black banderole of the Gypsies was the last of the seven.

From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis

A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah