bandolier

== English == === Alternative forms === bandoleer, bandelier, bandileer === Etymology === From earlier form bandollier, from Middle French bandoulliere, from Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler (“member of a band of men”), from Catalan bàndol (“band, faction, party”), from Old Spanish bando. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbændəˈlɪɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbændəˈlɪə/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === bandolier (plural bandoliers) An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges. ==== Usage notes ==== Originally, a bandolier 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== bandolier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === broadline, ordinable