bandanna : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bandanna	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bandanna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bandanna n large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief Synonym(s): bandanna, bandana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bandanna \Bandan"na\, Bandana \Bandan"a\, n. [Hind. b[be]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.