bandoleer

[ban-dl-eer]

ban·do·leer

[ban-dl-eer]
noun
a broad belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers and having a number of small loops or pockets, for holding a cartridge or cartridges.
Also, ban·do·lier.


Origin:
1570–80; earlier bandollier < Middle French bandoulliere < Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler member of a band of men (bandol (< Spanish bando band1) + -er < Latin -ārius -ary; compare -eer)

ban·do·leered, ban·do·liered, adjective
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Bandoleer is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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bandolier or bandoleer (ˌbændəˈlɪə)
 
n
a soldier's broad shoulder belt having small pockets or loops for cartridges
 
[C16: from Old French bandouliere, from Old Spanish bandolera, bandolero guerrilla, from Catalan bandoler, from bandol band, from Spanish bando; see band1]
 
bandoleer or bandoleer
 
n
 
[C16: from Old French bandouliere, from Old Spanish bandolera, bandolero guerrilla, from Catalan bandoler, from bandol band, from Spanish bando; see band1]

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