bandanna

variants or bandana
as in handkerchief
a scarf worn on the head she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes

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Recent Examples of bandanna Herndon, wearing his signature bandana wrapped around his head, watched from the shadows side stage for more than 90 minutes Saturday night. Cindy Watts, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, at Copenhagen Fashion Week in August, show-goers seemed to favor the print above the usual suspects — florals, stripes and leopard spots — with several completing their looks with dotted neck ties, windbreakers, blazers, bloomer shorts or bandanas. Natalie Hammond, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 Ring footage captured that morning showed a woman knocking on the driver’s door wearing a bandana, a polo shirt and loose pants, police wrote in the complaint. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 Both of them had bandanas on their heads. Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandanna
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandanna
handkerchief
Noun
  • The older Burnett would put on a top hat, a black suit, a red tie and a red handkerchief.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The heat was now sweltering, my handkerchief sodden with use.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Bandanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandanna. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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