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 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 Men were letting their hair grow past their shoulders, women were tying theirs in bandannas, and amid the weed and the cobblestones, the prim full skirts of the 1950s were laughably old hat. Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025 Police said two men wearing black bandannas covering their faces approached the victim, and one of the suspects opened fire. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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