headband

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdˌbænd/

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headband (plural headbands)

2. A strip of fabric worn around the head.
4. A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
6. A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.

   Hypernym: endband

8. (printing) A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.

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