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bandana

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ban·dan·na or ban·dan·a  (bn-dn)
n.
A large handkerchief usually figured and brightly colored.

[Probably Portuguese, from Hindi bndhn, tie-dyeing, from bndhn, to tie, from Sanskrit bandhati, he ties; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.bandana - large and brightly colored handkerchiefbandana - large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
handkerchief, hankey, hankie, hanky - a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
Translations
bandana bandanna [bænˈdænə] Npañuelo m
bandan(n)a
ngroßes Schnupftuch; (round neck) → Halstuch nt
bandana bandanna [bænˈdænə] nfazzolettone m


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Matt loosened the bandana from his own neck and started to put it around White Fang's.
Old Celestine, with a bandana tignon twisted about her head, hobbled in and out, taking a personal interest in everything; and she lingered occasionally to talk patois with Robert, whom she had known as a boy.
and so saying, taking out his spectacles, he rubbed them with his great yellow bandana handkerchief, and putting them on very carefully, came out of the wigwam, and leaning stiffly over the bulwarks, took a good long look at Queequeg.
 
 
 
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