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sweatband

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sweat·band  (swtbnd)
n.
1. A band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat as protection against sweat.
2. A band of material worn around the head or wrist to absorb sweat.

sweatband [ˈswɛtˌbænd]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a band of material set in a hat or cap to protect it from sweat
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of cloth tied around the forehead to keep sweat out of the eyes or around the wrist to keep the hands dry, as in sports
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sweatband - a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hatsweatband - a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat
band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
2.sweatband - a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat
band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
Translations
sweatband [ˈswetbænd] N
1. (Sport) (round forehead) → banda f elástica; (round wrist) → muñequera f
2. (on hat) → badana f
sweatband [ˈswɛtbænd] nbandeau m
sweatband
nSchweißband nt
sweatband [ˈswɛtˌbænd] n (Sport) → fascia (elastica) (per assorbire il sudore: da polso o da fronte)


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The sailors, goaded by the remorseless pangs of hunger, had eaten their leather belts, their shoes, the sweatbands from their caps, although both Clayton and Monsieur Thuran had done their best to convince them that these would only add to the suffering they were enduring.
 
 
 
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