bandanna

variants or bandana
as in handkerchief
a scarf worn on the head she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes

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Recent Examples of bandanna Perfectly made for dogs, the bandanna comes in dozens of school colors. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025 At the end of the show, a huge bust of the Statue of Liberty appeared onstage with a bandanna covering its mouth, as if protecting itself. Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Bunny garden reversible dog bandanna: on sale for $22 (15% off) Original price: $26 This cute reversible bandanna features hopping bunnies on one side and a bright yellow floral on the other. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Cloth, surgical masks and bandannas allow too much air in and don’t filter out finer particles. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandanna
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandanna
handkerchief
Noun
  • Wiping the sweat from his forehead with his handkerchief, Tibbets could make out a variety of scrawled messages; one declared, To Emperor Hirohito, from the Boys of the Indianapolis.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
  • Madison Mogen's father, Ben, looked agitated and was breathing heavily, rubbing his eyes with a handkerchief.
    NBC News, NBC news, 2 July 2025

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“Bandanna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandanna. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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