headband
/ˈhɛdˌbænd/
headband noun: a strip of fabric worn around the head.
Noun
headband (plural headbands)
- A strip of fabric worn around the head.
- Synonyms:
- fillet
- A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
- A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
- A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing press.
headband meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
headband in Hindi
- हेडबैंड, हेडबेंड
headband in Tamil
- தலைப்பட்டி
headband in Marathi
- हेडबँड
headband in Urdu
- پٹی
More languagesFewer languages
- headband in Bengali
- সরবন্দ śôrbônd
- headband in Telugu
- హెడ్బ్యాండ్
- headband in Malayalam
- ഹെഡ്ബാൻഡ്
- headband in Kannada
- ಹೆಡ್ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್
- headband in Punjabi
- ਹੈੱਡਬੈਂਡ
- headband in Gujarati
- હેડબેન્ડ, હેડબેંડ, હેડબૅન્ડ
- headband in Odia
- ହେଡବ୍ଯ଼ାଣ୍ଡ
- headband in Nepali
- हेडब्यान्ड, हेडब्याण्ड
- headband in Arabic
- طَوْق شَعَر ṭawq šaʕar
- headband in Indonesian
- bando
- headband in Persian
- تل tel
Examples of headband in a sentence
- Deep side part it, make a low ponytail and add a classic headband.
- Fourteen years old, dressed from head to toe in camouflage gear, with a Stallonesque headband and pimples.
- She sported an Ellenesque aqua sweater set that day complete with matching headband.
Synonyms of headband
Forms of headband
| plural | headbands |
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Origin of 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”).
Words formed from headband
Questions about headband
- What does headband mean?
- Headband means a strip of fabric worn around the head.
- What is headband in Hindi?
- Headband in Hindi is हेडबैंड, हेडबेंड. See Headband meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headband?
- Headband is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headband?
- Headband is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌbænd/.
- What is the plural of headband?
- The plural of headband is headbands.
Words near headband in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: headband (page history and authors); headband (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headband (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headband (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); headband (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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