Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bandana"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bandanna \Ban*dan"na\, Bandana \Ban*dan"a\, n. [Hind. b[=a]ndhn?
a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different
places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the
dye. Cf. {Band}, n.]
1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a
uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white
or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple
form.
2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots
are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red
or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by
chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under
pressure. --Ure.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bandana
n : large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: {bandanna}]
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