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do-rags

noun

plural of do-rag

as in handkerchiefs

a scarf worn on the head he wore a do-rag while working out at the gym

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Recent Examples of do-rags So Lee began covering his head with hats and do-rags. — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

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People’s handkerchiefs would come away from their foreheads stained with soot.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Caught unprepared for chemical warfare and lacking standard-issue gas masks, Allied soldiers improvised by covering their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs or pieces of cloth drenched in water or urine.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of handkerchiefs

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The piece was heavily popularized by Native American jewelers, especially amongst the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni tribes; Historically, Indigenous men would wear bandanas around their necks, punctuated with shells or silver conches.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
T-shirts, socks, lighters, stickers, bandanas and water bottles feature the French outdoor brand’s logo — a white-bearded hiker — alongside Andelman’s signature psychedelic mushroom visual.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bandannas

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