Browband
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
- 2 A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
"Diana monkeys are generally black or dark grey, but have a white throat, crescent-shaped browband, ruff and beard."
- 3 A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
"Helmet of Buggenum-Montefortino type, from Anatolia, end of the first century AD […] The browband — riveted to the dome on each side — was part of its reinforcing structure, protecting the legionary from direct blows ..."
Example
More examples"Diana monkeys are generally black or dark grey, but have a white throat, crescent-shaped browband, ruff and beard."
Etymology
From brow + band.
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