bandolier
noun
ban·do·lier
ˌban-də-ˈlir 
variants
or bandoleer
: a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (such as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress
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From Scottsdale, Arizona, to Birmingham in Michigan and Birmingham in Alabama, women are wearing jewels on satin cords, bindings of silk and braid, doing sashes bandolier style.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2024
Today, members of the Sac and Fox Nation travel to the museum to experience their culture firsthand, embodied by the intricate, vibrant beadwork that adorns the bandolier bag.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Clad in all black and sporting a bandolier of bullets, Beyoncé’s show was a clear ode to the Black Panthers and called attention to the Black Lives Matter movement.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 May 2023
One was in Baldwin’s bandolier.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
Decked out for war by costume designer Linda Cho, Wong carries face mask-shooting guns and wears a bandolier of thread spools, a giant pair of scissors strapped kitana-style to her back and pincushion armbands.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Outfitted in his 10-gallon leather hat and a bandolier holding his brushes, Marquez painted for more than a month as Ukrainian military foot patrols passed by daily on their rounds.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
The mark of a Bandito is a secret numbered tattoo: a skeleton wearing a thick mustache, a bandolier, and a sombrero, and brandishing a smoking gun.
—The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
One pending case was brought by eight deputies who allege they were routinely harassed by the Banditos, who have matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2024
Today, members of the Sac and Fox Nation travel to the museum to experience their culture firsthand, embodied by the intricate, vibrant beadwork that adorns the bandolier bag.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Clad in all black and sporting a bandolier of bullets, Beyoncé’s show was a clear ode to the Black Panthers and called attention to the Black Lives Matter movement.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 May 2023
One was in Baldwin’s bandolier.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
Decked out for war by costume designer Linda Cho, Wong carries face mask-shooting guns and wears a bandolier of thread spools, a giant pair of scissors strapped kitana-style to her back and pincushion armbands.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
Outfitted in his 10-gallon leather hat and a bandolier holding his brushes, Marquez painted for more than a month as Ukrainian military foot patrols passed by daily on their rounds.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
The mark of a Bandito is a secret numbered tattoo: a skeleton wearing a thick mustache, a bandolier, and a sombrero, and brandishing a smoking gun.
—The New Yorker, 30 May 2022
One pending case was brought by eight deputies who allege they were routinely harassed by the Banditos, who have matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022
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bandolier
noun
ban·do·lier
variants
or bandoleer
: a belt worn over the shoulder and across the body along the length of which items (as cartridges) may be carried in loops or pouches
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