bandana

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When worn subtly, the bandana is an excellent accessory that can tie together an outfit instead of making your head gear stand out like a sore thumb.

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  • She wore her Calabar frock and bandana, and had she not been a very sane person, her head would have been turned, for she was a favourite with every one, and was given as many ribbons as would serve her all her life. —  Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
  • I just had an extra shirt and wore jeans over my exercise shorts and had made a cap out of a bandana, the way Dad had taught me when I did Halloween as a pirate in the fourth grade. —  AnalogSFF,April2008
  • After an exhausting speech he sat down and buried his head in his bandana, as his habit was. —  The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)
  • The suspect wore a dark stocking cap and a red bandana, and drove away in a green truck. —  news | WM | http://www.starnewsonline.com
  • She'd previously told me that she'd be theme-dressed in a wife beater t-shirt for the occasion, but her plaid shirt, bandana, and apron seem to be a more benevolent take on trailer culture.
 

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