bandolier

bandolier
or bandoleer noun Etymology: Middle French bandouliere, ultimately from Old Spanish bando band, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic bandwo — more at banner Date: circa 1577 a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress

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  • bandolier — [bɑ̃dɔlje] ou bandoulier [bɑ̃dulje] n. m. ÉTYM. 1466, bandelier; catalan bandoler « hors la loi ». ❖ ♦ Vx. Bandit de grands chemins. Spécialt. Contrebandier des Pyrénées …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • bandolier — ou bandoulier (ban do lié ou bandou lié) s. m. Brigand qui vole sur les grands chemins. Vieux. •   On a vu des césars, et même des plus braves, Qui sortaient d artisans, de bandoliers, d esclaves, CORN. Att. IV, 3. •   Je me joignis à des… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • bandolier — 1570s, shoulder belt (for a wallet), from Fr. bandouiliere (16c.), from It. bandoliera or Sp. bandolera, from dim. of banda a scarf, sash, a Germanic loan word related to Goth. bandwa (see BAND (Cf. band) (2)). In some cases, directly from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • bandolier — (also bandoleer) ► NOUN ▪ a shoulder belt with loops or pockets for cartridges. ORIGIN French bandoulière …   English terms dictionary

  • Bandolier — A bandolier or a bandoleer [ is the only accepted spelling in the United Kingdom while both are accepted in American usage. See American and British English spelling differences and American and British English differences] is a pocketed belt for …   Wikipedia

  • bandolier — UK [ˌbændəˈlɪə(r)] / US [ˌbændəˈlɪər] noun [countable] Word forms bandolier : singular bandolier plural bandoliers a type of belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest with pockets to hold bullets …   English dictionary

  • Bandolier — Bandoleer Ban do*leer , Bandolier Ban do*lier , n. [F. bandouli[ e]re (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F. bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See {Band}, n.] 1. A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bandolier — Das Bandelier (auch Bandolier oder Bandalier, französisch, bandoulière oder spanisch bandolera, „Bändchen“) ist ein über die Schulter gelegter, schräg über den Oberkörper getragener breiter Lederriemen, an dem militärische Ausrüstungsgegenstände… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bandolier (journal) — Bandolier is an independent online electronic journal about evidence based healthcare, written by Oxford University scientists. It was started in 1994 and the National Health Service paid for its distribution to all doctors in the UK until 2002.… …   Wikipedia

  • Bandolier (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Bandolier Type = Album Artist = Budgie Released = September 1975 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock Length = 34:19 Label = MCA Producer = Budgie Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …   Wikipedia

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