bandeau

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bandeau

/ˈbændəʊ/ UK
/ˈbandəʊ/ UK

Sounds like bandeaux · Rhymes with -ændəʊ

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Borrowed from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, diminutive form of bande. Doublet of bendel.

noun bandeaux · bandeaus

A band for the hair. She wore a bandeau in her hair.
A band. 1998, AANS Publications Committee: Setti S. Rengachary, MD, and Edward C. Benzel, MD, Calvarial and Dural Reconstruction: Neurosurgical Topics The frontal bandeau is then elevated en bloc. A Bi on BC1 (Midas Rex) bit is used to create the osteotomies circumferentially.
A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric. At Paris fashion week, a few weeks later, Kim’s sister Kendall wore a minimalist black bandeau top that echoed Kim’s look.

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@misc{bandeau_2026,
  title = {bandeau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bandeau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}