plural bandeaux also bandeaus
ban-ˈdōz 
1
: a fillet or band especially for the hair
2
: brassiere
also
: a band-shaped covering for the breasts
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The bandeau was attached with a lace mesh fabric, and there was a second triangle cutout showing off her abs.
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For the Toronto Film Festival premiere of her film The Smashing Machine, Emily Blunt opted for low-rise pinstriped black trousers and an intricate top with a bandeau that had a triangle cut out in the center of her chest.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Twigs’ torso-baring bandeau top, meanwhile, perfectly framed her artful hair between padded shoulders.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The twins have increasingly relied on silhouettes that consist of a strip tube top or bandeau top, a tiny miniskirt, and a long, layered jacket, and once again, both brothers are doing the same thing.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
For the Toronto Film Festival premiere of her film The Smashing Machine, Emily Blunt opted for low-rise pinstriped black trousers and an intricate top with a bandeau that had a triangle cut out in the center of her chest.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Twigs’ torso-baring bandeau top, meanwhile, perfectly framed her artful hair between padded shoulders.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The twins have increasingly relied on silhouettes that consist of a strip tube top or bandeau top, a tiny miniskirt, and a long, layered jacket, and once again, both brothers are doing the same thing.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bandeau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandeau. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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