bandolier

Mexican Revolutionary General w:Pancho VillaPancho Villa wearing two bandoliers.

Meaning

Noun

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

Origin

From earlier form bandollier, from Middle French bandoulliere, from Catalan bandolera, feminine derivative of bandoler, from bàndol.

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