hatband
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- noun
- /ˈhætˌbænd/
:
cinta del sombrero
- The officer was wearing a fairly new straw hat with a four-inch brim and a narrow black cotton hatband for decoration.
- feathered hatband
Examples
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High blood did not turn the concert wintry; however, I suddenly noticed two women wearing straw hats bigger than platters: one of the hats pink, the other yellow, a giant rose twisting purple and thornless through the hatband.
Fiction book (2000) -
After Mrs. Rhodes leaves, Laila reaches for Billy's hat, studies its nicks and crevices, and runs a finger across its feathered hatband.
Fiction book (1992) -
The red hatband was out of sight.
Fiction book (1996) -
Inside the hatband it said, "Conceived in Paris."
Fiction book (1993) -
As the months passed, I learned to spot the new black and white checkered police hatband halfway down the block.
Fiction book (2002) -
Hanging from the gun rack across the back window was a high-crowned black cowboy hat with a feather in the hatband, probably worn when he and Amy went to the western dance clubs.
Fiction book (1993) -
The too-snug hatband had left a bright red track across his forehead, from brow to vaulted brow, and Wass looked scary.
Fiction book (1999) -
A pleated leather hatband ornamented with turquoise gemstones encircled the sweat-soiled crown of the hat.
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Hock's still sold vests, cravats, and Tyrolean hats in velour, complete with a twist of feathers in the hatband.
Synonyms
A band around the lower part of a cap often showing rank or decoration
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Etymology
Hatband is a simple compound of hat and band, where band means 'a strip' or 'something that goes around', like a bracelet around your wrist. So a hatband is a strip that goes around the crown of a hat to decorate it or keep it in place.