bandoleer

ban·do·leer

or ban·do·lier′

a broad belt worn over one shoulder and across the chest, with pockets for ammunition or loops for holding cartridges

Origin of bandoleer

French bandoulière from Spanish bandolera from banda, a scarf, sash, ultimately from Gothic bandwa

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bandoleer

or ban·do·lier

noun

A belt fitted with small pockets or loops for carrying cartridges and worn across the chest by soldiers.

Origin of bandoleer

French bandoulière from Spanish bandolera diminutive of banda band of Germanic origin ; see bhā-¹ in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural bandoleers)

A pocketed belt for holding ammunition, worn over the shoulder.

Usage notes

Originally, a bandoleer was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges of powder; it was only later used as a cartridge belt. The term also formerly referred to any of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried.

Origin

From earlier form bandollier, from Middle French bandoulliere, from Catalan bandolera - feminine derivative of bandoler (“member of a band of men”), from Spanish bandol (“band”) + -er

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