bandanna
noun
ban·dan·na ban-ˈda-nə 
variants or bandana
: a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief
Synonyms
- babushka
- do-rag
- handkerchief
- kerchief
- madras
- mantilla
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Example Sentences
she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes
Recent Examples on the Web On Wednesday morning, Derenda Hancock, a co-founder of We Engage, the nonprofit group that organizes the Pink House Defenders, arrived outside the clinic in a straw hat adorned with a green bandanna. 
Bracey Harris, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022 Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford’s Indian Jones and a Stetson. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 12 June 2022 Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna. Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022 With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna, a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 See More
Bracey Harris, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2022 Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford’s Indian Jones and a Stetson. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 12 June 2022 Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna. Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022 With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna, a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Hindi bāṅdhnū & Urdu bāndhnū tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhnāti he ties — more at bind
First Known Use
1741, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
bandanna
noun
ban·dan·na
variants or bandana
ban-ˈda-nə
: a large handkerchief usually with a colorful design printed on it
bandannas
noun
variants or bandanas
as in handkerchiefs
a scarf worn on the head she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- handkerchiefs
- handkerchieves
- kerchiefs
- mantillas
- babushkas
- do-rags
- shawls
- madrases
- kerchieves
- hankies