Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A band worn around the head.
  • noun An ornamental strip at the top of a page or beginning of a chapter or paragraph.
  • noun A cloth band attached to the top of the spine of a book.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To attach a head-band to (the inner back of a book) in the process of binding.
  • noun A fillet; a band for the head.
  • noun In printing: A thin slip of iron on the tympan of a printing-press.
  • noun A band of decoration, usually engraved, at the head of a chapter or at the top of a page.
  • noun In bookbinding, a sewed cord placed at the head and tail of the inner back of a well-bound book as a decoration and to make the inner back as long as the outer.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A fillet; a band for the head.
  • noun The band at each end of the back of a book.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a strip of fabric worn around the head
  • noun a hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
  • noun a strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a band worn around or over the head

Etymologies

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head +‎ band

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Examples

  • The subject of Headbands and how to make them came up on the Book Arts list. (the headband is the doohickey on the top pf the spine that is supposed to protect the spine of the book when you tug on it.)

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • The subject of Headbands and how to make them came up on the Book Arts list. (the headband is the doohickey on the top pf the spine that is supposed to protect the spine of the book when you tug on it.)

    headbands and how to find them 2008

  • (Basic, but all very pretty; the first two are baby alpaca in jewel tones, and the headband is sari silk.)

    Still detoxing. omnisti 2009

  • The headband is just some team unity that we're trying to show, a bond in our closeness.

    National Basketball Association - 76ers vs. Suns 2002

  • Davis and Eddie Robinson, the only two Hornets who wore headbands regularly this season, and Jamal Mashburn convinced their teammates that the headband was the way to go but everybody had to do it.

    USATODAY.com - Hornets band together in fashioning sweep of Heat 2001

  • Your headband is your signature look, as iconic as Karl Largerfeld in his sunglasses or Anna Wintour's bob.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Greg Garry 2011

  • On the underside of the headband is a silicone Chanel logo, which, if worn while sleeping, will leave the logo imprint on the skin.

    TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends 2010

  • Under the headband is a soft fabric material similar in texture and appearance to the kind used on LP dusters -- if you're old enough to remember what one of those looks like, ask a middle-aged relative.

    Shiny Shiny 2010

  • When you're done talking, flipping the microphone up and laying it flat against the headband is a brainless and secure method of storage.

    Inside Mac Games 2009

  • The only person who can challenge the Number One to attain the headband is the Number Two headband.

    Kikizo.com Video Games Website XML Feed 2009

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  • In bookbinding, a decorative cloth band, sometimes colored or multi-colored, appearing inside the backstrip at the top (and sometimes bottom) of the spine of a book.

    February 25, 2008

  • A strain of medical marijuana.

    January 15, 2010