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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bandanna
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A woman in a red bandanna was wiping tables.
▪ At this party, each guest was given a bandanna version of the flag of Texas.
▪ First of all, he wears a bandanna because it tames his naturally curly hair.
▪ He got them for her along with a black bandanna for Emilio.
▪ Marge sat down on the window seat, and tucked her hair into the bandanna.
▪ She walked over to a tall woman whose hair was tied with a colorful bandanna.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bandanna

Bandanna \Ban*dan"na\, Bandana \Ban*dan"a\, n. [Hind. b[=a]ndhn[=u] a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the dye. Cf. Band, n.]

  1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form; -- it is often used as a neckerchief. The term is also used for any large and brightly colored handkerchief.

  2. Hence: Any scarf worn on the neck or head, usually of large size.

  3. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.
    --Ure.

Wiktionary
bandanna

n. (alternative spelling of bandana English)

WordNet
bandanna

n. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief [syn: bandana]

Wikipedia
Bandanna (opera)

Bandanna is an English language opera in a prologue and two acts by Daron Hagen, first performed by the The University of Texas at Austin opera theater in Austin, February 25, 1999. The libretto is by Irish poet Paul Muldoon based on a treatment co-written with the composer. The story of the Venetian Moor is recast and updated to 1968 by combining elements of the original Venetian story, William Shakespeare's Othello, Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello, and new, original characters and situations. The opera's unifying concept is the idea of the borderlines between emotional, metaphysical and moral states. The commission itself is notable for two reasons: first, it stipulated that there be no strings (other than the customary string basses associated with symphonic band) in the pit, second, it was financed by a consortium of over one hundred college bands from across the United States, all members of the College Band Directors National Association.

Usage examples of "bandanna".

He clawed at the bandanna, jerking it up so high he nearly blinded himself.

Before he could devise a new plan for escape, Esmerelda grabbed the bandanna by its triangular fold and snatched it down.

A man in a tan shirt, trousers, hat, and red bandanna drove the team, a shotgun laid across his lap.

Cole took a sip from the next beer as he too watched the young woman with the red bandanna move to the music.

He cut through the dance floor and almost ran into the young woman with the red bandanna around her neck.

The cowboy took a bandanna from his pocket, wet it with the canteen, then bent toward her, took one of her hands, and began to wash it.

He wore a black slouch hat, a black sateen shirt, a vivid red bandanna handkerchief, blue serge pants and a pair of scuffed brown oxfords.

He wore a thick black beard, a black sateen shirt, a bright, red bandanna handkerchief, a black slouch hat, and scuffed brown oxfords.

She slipped the red bandanna off her head and rubbed her sweaty face with it.

With the bandanna, she mopped away the specks of sweat under her eyes.

She slipped the bandanna around her head, frowned at the trail for a moment, then looked at him.

From hints here and there, Maia surmised that some of these vars had wore the red bandanna themselves.

With a pounding heart, Maia pulled the bandanna down further, picked up the food pails, and stepped out of the dim room.

He had a bandanna for a headband, sunglasses, a collection of silver pendants around his neck on cords, a water bottle at his waist, no shirt, baggy shorts, and Velcro-strapped sandals.

Tommy, whose bandanna kept his hair from blowing into his eyes, was attaching the Polaroid to the telephoto.