headband
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English *hedband, from Old English hēafodbænd, hēafodbend (“headband”), equivalent to head + band. Cognate with Old High German houbitbant (“headband”), Dutch hoofdband (“headband”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]headband (plural headbands)
- A strip of fabric worn around the head.
- A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
- A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
- Hypernym: endband
- (printing) A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.
Synonyms
[edit]- (horseshoe-shaped headband): Alice band
- fillet
Hyponyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]strip of fabric worn around the head
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horseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
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