Definition of: banderole

(ban′də·rōl) noun
1. A small flag, pennant, or streamer, as at the end of a lance, etc., often bearing an inscription.
2. In painting and sculpture, a ribbon or scroll bearing an inscription.
3. A banner over a tomb or carried at a funeral. Also ban′de·rol: also bannerole. [<F <Ital. banderuola, dim. of bandiera banner]