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headband.

A strip of fabric worn around the head.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɛdˌbænd/
  1. A strip of fabric worn around the head.

  2. A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.

  3. A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.

  4. 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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