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bandeau [ˈbændəʊ] n pl -deaux [-dəʊz]
(Clothing & Fashion) a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc., worn round the head [from French, from Old French bandel a little] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather, cut at the top into open work, resembling a coronet, while a prolonged bag arose from within it, and fell down on one shoulder like an old-fashioned nightcap, or a jelly-bag, or the head-gear of a modern hussar. Encircling his temples was a bandeau of the twisted leaves of the Omoo tree, pressed closely over the brows to shield his feeble vision from the glare of the sun. |
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