Synonyms for bandana


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ban-dan-uh
Phonetic Transcription : bænˈdæn ə


Définition of bandana

Origin :
  • also often bandanna, 1752, from Hindi bandhnu, a method of dyeing, from Sanskrit badhnati "binds" (because the cloth is tied like modern tie-dye), from same PIE root as band (n.1). Etymologically, the colors and spots are what makes it a bandana.
  • As in handkerchief : noun personal cloth
  • As in turban : noun headdress
Example sentences :
  • A bandana was tied across his eyes, and the men led him into the pocket of rock.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • He wiped away with the bandana, thinking that thus he concealed his emotions.
  • Extract from : « Terry » by Charles Goff Thomson
  • His rough hair was braided into a queue and tied back with a bandana.
  • Extract from : « Strange Stories of the Great River » by Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
  • He, too, was very pale, and every now and then he wiped his face with a bandana handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « Within the Capes » by Howard Pyle
  • While it was forthcoming he toyed furtively with his bandana.
  • Extract from : « Atlantic Classics » by Various
  • He fumbled at his bandana, then hopelessly replaced it in his pocket.
  • Extract from : « The Way of the Wind » by Zoe Anderson Norris
  • McCoy cried involuntarily, mopping his face with a bandana handkerchief.
  • Extract from : « South Sea Tales » by Jack London
  • Next to him is Bill Marr—the feller with the bandana round his head.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Star Ranger » by Zane Grey
  • Then I take my belt, and my bandana handkerchief, and I tie him.
  • Extract from : « Michael, Brother of Jerry » by Jack London
  • He was a big man, with a face that was almost as red as the bandana handkerchief he wore fastened about his neck.
  • Extract from : « The Outdoor Chums in the Forest » by Quincy Allen

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