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 Webster, Noah

No plume or nobloy fluttered from his plain tilting salade, and even his lance was devoid of the customary banderole.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Then upon the highest heap of what had been the tower of Bagdad Count Corti appeared, a black shield on his arm, his bow in one hand, his banderole in the other.

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

The impression was in black and the distance between the banderole and the stamp was changed to 8 mm.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

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