English

Noun

bandeau ‎(plural bandeaux or bandeaus)

1. A band for the hair.

   She wore a bandeau in her hair.

   • 2002, Raoul d'Harcourt, Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques

     Fragment of a wool cap, of which only the bandeau is well preserved. It is made in square knotting in alternate directions (see Fig. 79).

2. (medicine) A band.
   • 1998, AANS Publications Committee: Setti S. Rengachary, MD, and Edward C. Benzel, MD, Calvarial and Dural Reconstruction: Neurosurgical Topics

     The frontal bandeau is then elevated en bloc. A Bi on BC1 (Midas Rex) bit is used to create the osteotomies circumferentially.

   • 1999, Bill C. Terry, Maxime Champy, Franz Härle, et al, Atlas of Craniomaxillofacial Osteosynthesis: miniplates, microplates, and screws

     The supraorbital bandeau is fixed to the nasal structure by a titanium [...]

     This bandeau is fixed by microplates. The median bone strip is fixed to the [...]

3. A brassiere, especially when narrow or strapless; a top made from a narrow band of fabric.

French

Etymology

Old French bandel, from bande + -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.do/

Noun

bandeau m ‎(plural bandeaux)

1. headband, bandeau
2. bandage
3. blindfold

Anagrams

• endauba