BANDOLEER


Meaning of BANDOLEER in English

— bandoleered, bandoliered , adj.

/ban'dl ear"/ , n.

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, bandolier .

[ 1570-80; earlier bandollier bandoulliere bandolera, fem. deriv. of bandoler member of a band of men ( bandol ( bando BAND 1 ) + -er -arius -ARY; cf. -EER) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .