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Definition of Bandeau
1. Noun. An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts.
Terms within: Shoulder Strap, Strap
Generic synonyms: Undergarment, Unmentionable, Woman's Clothing
Specialized synonyms: Uplift
Definition of Bandeau
1. n. A narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress.
2. n. A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a headdress, etc.
Definition of Bandeau
1. Noun. A band for the hair. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) A band. ¹
3. Noun. A brassiere, especially when narrow or strapless; a top made from a narrow band of fabric. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bandeau
1. a headband [n -DEAUX or -DEAUS] - See also: headband
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bandeau
Literary usage of Bandeau
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Numismatic Circularby Spink & Son by Spink & Son (1908)
"Youthful bust to 1., hair tied with bandeau; on truncation. ... F. Ж. Ecu au
bandeau, 1755 (Perpignan). F. Ж. Ecu au bandeau, 1758 (Paris). F. Ж. 12 Sols, ..."
2. Young Englishwoman: A Volume of Pure Literature, New Fashions, and Pretty (1867)
"The bandeau is completed by a tassel formed of very small and very large beads.
... 211 ie a different style of bandeau, also in bead-work. ..."
3. The royal phraseological English-French, French-English dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1853)
"bandeau de linge, a linen band. Ceindre le bandeau royal, to bind—lo put on—the
... Mettre un bandeau sur les yeux d'une personne, to put a bandage over a ..."
4. Balmerino and Its Abbey: A Parish History with Notices of the Adjacent District by James Campbell (1899)
"In 1778 bandeau gets lJ acre of West Grange from Birkhill, in exchange for his
rights of pasture, etc., on West Grange, then renounced. ..."
5. Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay by Fanny Burney (1842)
"It has not that vile bandeau across it, which I have so often cursed. ... Mrs.
T.—Well, sir, that bandeau you quarrelled with was worn by every woman at ..."
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