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Bandana - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bandana : (noun)
1: large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a
neckerchief [syn: bandanna]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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