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Headband

//ˈhɛdˌbænd// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strip of fabric worn around the head.
  2. 2
    a band worn around or over the head wordnet
  3. 3
    A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
  4. 4
    A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
  5. 5
    A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing press.

Etymology

From Middle English *hedband, from Old English hēafodbænd, hēafodbend (“headband”), equivalent to head + band. Cognate with Old High German houbitbant (“headband”), Dutch hoofdband (“headband”).

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