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bandanna

ban·dan·na [ ban-ˈda-nə]

bandanna

noun

[ban-ˈda-nə]

variants: or bandana

Definition of bandanna

: a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

Recent Examples on the Web

//The band, in bib overalls and bandannas and straw hats, is shown playing music at a traffic island on Pennsylvania Avenue with a ghostly U.S. Capitol in the background.
— Eddie Dean, Washington Post, "Ken Burns’s ‘Country Music’ shines a spotlight on an unsung Washingtonian," 5 Nov. 2019
//Officers learned the victim was standing in front of his home when an armed man with a handgun approached wearing a bandanna mask, Tankovich said.
— Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando man shot in hand during robbery, OPD looking for suspect," 4 Nov. 2019
//Among them: excessively baggy clothing, sunglasses after dark and bandannas.
— Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "When is a dress code discrimination? Rules at Baltimore’s Choptank restaurant cause outcry," 18 Sep. 2019
//Over the last year, about four dozen red bandannas and photos were left for Welles Crowther, the 24-year-old equities trader who helped people escape while wearing a handkerchief as a mask.
— Corina Knoll, New York Times, "What Happens to Those Heartbreaking Tributes at the 9/11 Memorial," 9 Sep. 2019
//According to the 23-page complaint, the band has also successfully licensed the Guns N' Roses name over the years to sell clothing, bandannas, wine glasses, pint glasses and other merchandise.
— Claudia Rosenbaum, Billboard, "Guns N' Roses Settles Trademark Dispute With 'Guns 'N' Rosé' Craft Beer," 14 Aug. 2019
//Surveillance footage during the incident shows the suspect wearing a navy blue hooded sweatshirt and a black mask — either a black bandanna or neoprene motorcycle mask — obscuring part of his face.
— Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Funeral set for Racine Officer John Hetland as reward to find suspect nearly doubles," 22 June 2019
//Police described the suspect as a 20-year-old Hispanic man, about 5 feet 9 inches tall with a thin build, wearing blue jeans and a gray hoodie with a gray bandanna around his face.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Taco truck owner robbed at gunpoint in Linda Vista, police say," 19 July 2019
//The group cheered and waved patterned bandannas in the air.
— London Gibson, Indianapolis Star, "Volunteers build east Indianapolis church a playground in one day," 18 July 2019

First Known Use of bandanna

1741, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for bandanna

Hindi bāṅdhnū & Urdu bāndhnū tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhnāti he ties — more at bind

Dictionary Entries near bandanna

More Synonyms and Antonyms ofbandanna

variants: or bandana

Synonyms of bandanna

a scarf worn on the head

she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes

Synonyms for bandanna

Words Related to bandanna

shawl

hankie
(or hanky)

More Definitions forbandanna

bandanna

noun

English Language Learners Definition of bandanna

: a square piece of cloth that is used as a head covering or worn around the neck

bandanna

noun

ban·dan·na

variants: or bandana \ ban-ˈda-nə \

Kids Definition of bandanna

: a large handkerchief usually with a colorful design printed on it