headband.
A strip of fabric worn around the head.
Meaning & usage
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.
A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing press.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.