Headband vs. Hairband

By Jaxson

  • Headband

    A headband is a clothing accessory worn in the hair or around the forehead, usually to hold hair away from the face or eyes. Headbands generally consist of a loop of elastic material or a horseshoe-shaped piece of flexible plastic or metal. They come in assorted shapes and sizes and are used for both fashion and practical or utilitarian purposes.

    In the UK, Horseshoe-shaped headbands are sometimes called “Alice bands” after the headbands that Alice is often depicted wearing in Through the Looking-Glass.

Wikipedia
  • Headband (noun)

    A strip of fabric worn around the head.

  • Headband (noun)

    A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one’s hair back.

  • Headband (noun)

    A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement.

  • Headband (noun)

    A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.

  • Hairband (noun)

    a headband

  • Hairband (noun)

    a hair tie

Wiktionary
  • Headband (noun)

    a band of fabric worn around the head as a decoration or to keep the hair or perspiration off the face.

  • Headband (noun)

    an ornamental strip of coloured silk fastened to the top of the spine of a book.

Oxford Dictionary

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