bandeau
Americannoun
plural
bandeaux-
a headband, especially one worn about the forehead.
-
a narrow brassiere.
noun
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a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head
-
a bikini top in the form of narrow band of material
Etymology
Origin of bandeau
1700–10; < French; Old French bandel, equivalent to bande band 2 + -el < Latin -illus diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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In one portrait, a woman has her hair pulled back in two coiled braids and sported a bandeau top made up of two fastened leather belts.
From New York Times
Where sheer fabrics were employed, it was with modesty, for example, over a dark tight, and with a bandeau top of velvet.
From Seattle Times
She wore a bandeau, a cape and a printed skirt in an aristocratic purple, with thin golden cuffs on her upper arms and a necklace of shark teeth.
From New York Times
Feathers in pink adorned sleeves and bandeau tops, and trains trailed behind some of his models as they camped it up for the cameras.
From Seattle Times
Her signature style of a crop top or bandeau top paired with baggy jeans, with long hair partially covering her left eye, is emblematic of her "sweet but street" style and still emulated today.
From Fox News
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