headband

noun

head·​band ˈhed-ˌband 

1

: a band worn on or around the head

2

: a narrow strip of cloth sewn or glued by hand to a book at the extreme ends of the spine

Examples of headband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So did a woman behind them wearing a foam Statue of Liberty headband, Isabelle noticed, and a man in a Rip Curl cap, and another in tactical shades, and another with a Canon camera dangling around his neck. — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Electrodes in the Samphire headband target regions in the brain associated with pain and mood regulation. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

Users can wear the headband for a 30-minute pre-bed session to quiet an overthinking mind and remove it when drowsy, or leave it on through the night. — New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

Muse is a consumer-grade EEG headband that claims to help users improve focus, relaxation, and meditation through neurofeedback that monitors brainwave activity in real time. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for headband

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

headband

noun

head·​band -ˌband 

: a band worn on or around the head