headband

American  

[hed-band] / ˈhɛdˌbænd /

noun

• headbands
  plural

1. a band worn around the head; fillet.

2. Printing. a band for decorative effect at the head of a chapter or of a page in a book.

3. a band sewed or glued to the head or tail of the back of a book, or to both, often to protect and strengthen the binding but sometimes for decoration.

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headband British  

/ ˈhɛdˌbænd /

noun

1. a ribbon or band worn around the head

2. a narrow cloth band attached to the top of the spine of a book for protection or decoration

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• headbands
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of headband

First recorded in 1525–35; head + band ²

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Example Sentences

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Then she noticed someone wearing what appeared to be a Hamas headband.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Participants wore a headband that recorded brain waves, used a smartwatch to monitor sleep, and filled out a questionnaire each morning about how they had slept and how they felt upon waking.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Online ads show it in a headband and sweatsuit as a workout helper, or wearing headphones while shopping online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The most telling details of the painting are revealed through technical analysis, using a number of scans and a conservator’s favorite tool — the headband magnifiers known as optivisors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

She wears these cat ears now, on a black headband.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

Observations show the people use narrow outrigger canoes, live in large communal huts, carry spears, bows and arrows, and wear fibre waistbelts, as well as necklaces and headbands.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer are recently retired, neatly folding headbands in the sock drawer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

In a match dedicated to the life of his mentor Graham Thorpe, Root celebrated by pulling on one of Thorpe's trademark white headbands, and looked to the sky.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Some demonstrators waved signs that said “no discussion, no democracy,” while others sported yellow and black headbands printed with demands to increase transparency and reevaluate the bill point by point.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2024

Flips and headbands were suddenly popular, I noticed.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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