headband

English

Etymology

head +‎ band

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdˌbænd/

Noun

headband (plural headbands)

A strip of fabric worn around the head.
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.
(printing) A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.

Synonyms

(horseshoe-shaped headband): Alice band
fillet

Hyponyms

deely bobber
katyusha

Translations

strip of fabric worn around the head

Arabic: طَوْق شَعَر‎ m (ṭawq šaʿar)
Hijazi Arabic: طوق‎ m (ṭōg)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 頭帶, 头带 (tóudài)
Czech: čelenka f
Finnish: otsanauha; hikinauha (in sports)
French: bandeau (fr) m, serre-tête (fr) m
German: Stirnband n, Stirnbinde f
Greek:
Ancient: ἄμπυξ m (ámpux), ταινία f (tainía)
Japanese: ヘッドバンド (heddobando), ヘアバンド (heabando)

Korean: 머리띠 (meoritti)
Latin: vitta f
Maori: tīpare
Navajo: tsii náztʼiʼ
Polish: opaska (pl) f
Portuguese: testeira f
Russian: повя́зка на голове́ (ru) f (povjázka na golové)
Scottish Gaelic: stìom f
Spanish: cintillo m
Welsh: penrwymyn m

horseshoe-shaped hair accessory

Czech: čelenka
Finnish: hiuspanta
German: Haarbügel m
Italian: cerchietto (it)

Japanese: カチューシャ (kachūsha)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hårbøyle (no) m
Portuguese: tiara (pt) f, bandelete f, bandolete f

strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book

Czech: kapitálek (cs) m
Finnish: kapiteelinauha
French: tranchefile (fr)

Polish: kapitałka (pl) f
Portuguese: cabeçada (pt) f, tranchefilas m, requife m

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Translations to be checked

Bashkir: bando (bando)
Estonian: ^{(please verify)} peapael, ^{(please verify)} higipael
French: ^{(please verify)} bandeau (fr)
Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} fejpánt (hu), ^{(please verify)} fejkötő (hu)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ヘアバンド (heabando)

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 发箍, ^{(please verify)} 头巾 (zh), ^{(please verify)} 头饰带
Persian: ^{(please verify)} سربند‎ (fa)
Quechua: ^{(please verify)} wincha
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} hårband (sv) n, ^{(please verify)} hårsnodd (sv), ^{(please verify)} huvudband n, ^{(please verify)} huvudbindel c

Anagrams

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