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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