bandolier
noun/ˌbændəˈlɪə(r)/
/ˌbændəˈlɪr/
(also bandoleer)
- a belt made for carrying bullets and worn over the shoulderWord Originlate 16th cent.: from French bandoulière; perhaps from Spanish bandolera (from banda ‘sash’), or from Catalan bandolera (from bandoler ‘bandit’).
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