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hatband

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A band fastened around a hat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: puggaree

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: band, banding, stripe

History

Etymology

From hat + band.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: hoedband — band about a hat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 帽帶 /帽带 (màodài) — band about a hat
  • Czech: stuha — band about a hat
  • Dutch: hoedenband — band about a hat
  • Finnish: hattunauha — band about a hat
  • French: tour de chapeau — band about a hat
  • German: Hutschnur — band about a hat
  • Hungarian: kalapszalag — band about a hat
  • Irish: ribín hata — band about a hat
  • Italian: nastro (di cappello) — band about a hat
  • Portuguese: cinteiro — band about a hat
  • Russian: ле́нта на шля́пе (lénta na šljápe) — band about a hat
  • Spanish: cinta del sombrero — band about a hat
  • Swedish: hattrem — band about a hat