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noun
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bandanna
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handkerchief, hankie, hanky, hankey
History
Borrowed from Hindi बंधन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bhendh- (“to bind, bond”). Related to Hindi बाँधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind.
Across languages
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