\Ban`do*leer"\, Bandolier \Ban`do*lier"\, n. [F.
bandouli[`e]re (cf.It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr.F.
bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See {Band}, n.]
1. A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the
   right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm.
   Originally it was used for supporting the musket and
   twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge
   belt.
2. One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of
   powder were carried. [Obs.]