banderole

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The Count led the prize to the banderole, and flinging the reins over it, faced the gleaming line of Janissaries once more, trumpet at mouth.

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

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

At the top, a pretty banderole, which appears at first sight to form a part of the ensemble of the curves, completes the design.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various