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ban·deau

(băn-dō′)

n. pl. ban·deaux (-dōz′) or ban·deaus

1. A narrow band for the hair.

a. A garment consisting of a band of fabric that covers the bust, sometimes having removable straps.

b. A usually strapless brassiere.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a garment having a band of fabric that covers the bust: a bandeau bikini.

[French, from Old French bandel, diminutive of bande, band, strip; see band¹.]

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bandeau

(ˈbændəʊ)

n, pl -deaux (-dəʊz)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a bikini top in the form of narrow band of material

[C18: from French, from Old French bandel a little band²]

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ban•deau

(bænˈdoʊ, ˈbæn doʊ)

n., pl. -deaux (-ˈdoʊz, -doʊz)

1. a headband.

2. a narrow brassiere.

[1700–10; < French; Old French bandel]

bandeau

A narrow band of material worn around the head by women and girls.

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Noun

bandeau - an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

bra, brassiere

shoulder strap, strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

undergarment, unmentionable - a garment worn under other garments

uplift - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

woman's clothing - clothing that is designed for women to wear

bandeau

noun

A long narrow piece, as of material:

band, fillet, strip, stripe.

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Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of leather, cut at the top into open work, resembling a coronet, while a prolonged bag arose from within it, and fell down on one shoulder like an old-fashioned nightcap, or a jelly-bag, or the head-gear of a modern hussar.

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Encircling his temples was a bandeau of the twisted leaves of the Omoo tree, pressed closely over the brows to shield his feeble vision from the glare of the sun.

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