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
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Use it as a balaclava, a headband, or even a hair wrap.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Her hair was tied in a towel, pushed back in a headband and waved behind sunglasses, while her makeup was mostly the same: bronzer in her lids, mascara on her lashes and blush on her cheeks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
The earcups and headband cushions are evenly padded with pleasingly dense memory foam.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
The two besties wore matching headbands in celebration of the Fourth of July, which Carroll revealed in the comment section was supposed to be hers, but her daughter gave it to the cat instead, a typical occurrence as these two are attached at the hip.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Her hair was tied in a towel, pushed back in a headband and waved behind sunglasses, while her makeup was mostly the same: bronzer in her lids, mascara on her lashes and blush on her cheeks.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
The earcups and headband cushions are evenly padded with pleasingly dense memory foam.
—PC Magazine, 23 July 2025
The two besties wore matching headbands in celebration of the Fourth of July, which Carroll revealed in the comment section was supposed to be hers, but her daughter gave it to the cat instead, a typical occurrence as these two are attached at the hip.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
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“Headband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headband. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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headband
noun
head·band
-ˌband
: a band worn on or around the head
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