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bandanna definition

ban·danna or bandana ban·dan′a (ban dan′ə)

noun

a large, colored handkerchief, usually with a figure or pattern

Etymology: Hindi bāndhnū, a method of dyeing < Sans bándhana-, tying (so named because the cloth is tied to prevent certain parts from receiving the dye) < IE *bhendh-, bind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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