bandanna

or ban·dan·a

[ban-dan-uh]

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noun

a large, printed handkerchief, typically one with white spots or figures on a red or blue background.

any large scarf for the neck or head.

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Origin of bandanna

1745–55; earlier bandanno (second syllable unstressed) < Hindi bā̃dhnū tie dyeing

Related formsban·dan·naed

[ban-dan-uh d] /bænˈdæn əd/, adjective

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His face was partially obscured by a bandana and a baseball cap, from beneath which his long ponytail hung limply.
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A bandana handkerchief was wound around his head and earrings dangled from his ears.
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The Marshal now came in; he had made such haste, that he was mopping his forehead with his bandana.
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British Dictionary definitions for bandana

bandanna

bandana

noun

a large silk or cotton handkerchief or neckerchief

Word Origin for bandanna

C18: from Hindi bāndhnū tie-dyeing, from bāndhnā to tie, from Sanskrit bandhnāti he ties

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Word Origin and History for bandana

bandana

also often bandanna, 1752, from Hindi bandhnu, a method of dyeing, from Sanskrit badhnati "binds" (because the cloth is tied like modern tie-dye), from same PIE root as band (n.1). Etymologically, the colors and spots are what makes it a bandana.

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or ban·dan·a

noun

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