Alice band

British  

noun

1. an ornamental band worn across the front of the hair to hold it back from the face

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Example Sentences

"When Roelof came through security he was wearing an alice band and his tongue was pierced," said Barlow.

From BBC

The alice band we know today originates in John Tenniel’s illustrations for 1871’s Through the Looking Glass, in which Alice wears a ribbon to tie her hair back.

From The Guardian

Robert Haines, a musician in the Princess Alice band, was also saved.

From BBC

Facebook Twitter Pinterest A plaid scarf and alice band are Therese staples.

From The Guardian

Take her shop uniform – a green and black ribbed sweater worn underneath a black V-neck dress, sometimes worn with the indignity of a Santa hat, sometimes an alice band over her fringe.

From The Guardian