headband

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/ˈhɛdˌbænd/

noun

A strip of fabric worn around the head.

Similar
fillet
OriginMiddle English *hedband ← Old English hēafodbænd →
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Meanings

nounheadband (plural headbands)

plural headbands

  1. A strip of fabric worn around the head.

    Synonyms: fillet

  2. A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
  3. A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.
  4. mediaA thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing press.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strip of fabric worn around the head.

Similar
fillet
Narrower
katyusha

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēafodbænd
  2. Middle English*hedband
  3. Englishheadband

From Middle English *hedband, from Old English hēafodbænd, hēafodbend (“headband”), equivalent to head + band. Cognate with Old High German houbitbant (“headband”), Dutch hoofdband (“headband”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀναδέσμη, ταινία
  • ἀναδέσμη (anadésmē)strip of fabric worn around the head
  • ταινία (tainía)strip of fabric worn around the head
Arabic طَوْق شَعَر
  • طَوْق شَعَر (ṭawq šaʕar)strip of fabric worn around the head
Bengali সরবন্দ
  • সরবন্দ (śôrbônd)strip of fabric worn around the head
Catalan cinta de cap, cinta pel cabell
  • cinta de capstrip of fabric worn around the head
  • cinta pel cabellstrip of fabric worn around the head
  • trencafilastrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
Chinese Mandarin 頭帶 /头带, 頭箍 /头箍
  • 頭帶 /头带 (tóudài)strip of fabric worn around the head
  • 頭箍 /头箍 (tóugū)horseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • 髮箍 /发箍 (fàgū)horseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Czech čelenka, čelenka
  • čelenkastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • čelenkahorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • kapitálekstrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
Finnish otsanauha, hikinauha
  • otsanauhastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • hikinauhastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • hiuspantahorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • kapiteelinauhastrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
French bandeau, serre-tête
  • bandeaustrip of fabric worn around the head
  • serre-têtestrip of fabric worn around the head
  • tranchefilestrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
German Stirnband, Stirnbinde
  • Stirnbandstrip of fabric worn around the head
  • Stirnbindestrip of fabric worn around the head
  • Haarbügelhorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • Haarreifenhorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • Haarreifhorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • Kapitalbandstrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
Greek κεφαλάρι
  • κεφαλάρι (kefalári)strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
Hebrew קֶשֶׁת
  • קֶשֶׁת (qéshet)strip of fabric worn around the head
Icelandic hárspöng
  • hárspönghorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Indonesian bando
  • bandohorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Italian cerchietto
  • cerchiettohorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Japanese ヘッドバンド, ヘアバンド
  • ヘッドバンド (heddobando)strip of fabric worn around the head
  • ヘアバンド (heabando)strip of fabric worn around the head
  • カチューシャ (kachūsha)horseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Korean 헤어밴드, 머리띠
  • 헤어밴드 (heeobaendeu)strip of fabric worn around the head
  • 머리띠 (meoritti)strip of fabric worn around the head
Latin vitta, torulus
  • vittastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • torulusstrip of fabric worn around the head
Māori tīpare
  • tīparestrip of fabric worn around the head
Norwegian Bokmål hårbøyle
  • hårbøylehorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Persian تل
  • تل (tel)horseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Polish opaska, opaska
  • opaskastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • opaskahorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • kapitałkastrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
Portuguese testeira, tiara
  • testeirastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • tiarahorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • bandeletehorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • bandoletehorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • cabeçadastrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
  • tranchefilasstrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
  • requifestrip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book
Russian повя́зка на голове́
  • повя́зка на голове́ (povjázka na golové)strip of fabric worn around the head
Scottish Gaelic stìom
  • stìomstrip of fabric worn around the head
Spanish cintillo, vincha
  • cintillostrip of fabric worn around the head
  • vinchastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • winchastrip of fabric worn around the head
  • diademahorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
  • balacahorseshoe-shaped hair accessory, Alice band
Welsh penrwymyn, rhactal
  • penrwymynstrip of fabric worn around the head
  • rhactalstrip of fabric worn around the head

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bandhead
Cite this entry
APA

headband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headband

MLA

“headband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headband. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headband,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headband.

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