BANDANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bandana mean? 

• BANDANA (noun)
  The noun BANDANA has 1 sense:

1. large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

  Familiarity information: BANDANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BANDANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bandana; bandanna

Hypernyms ("bandana" is a kind of...):

handkerchief; hankey; hankie; hanky (a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory)

 Context examples 

Matt loosened the bandana from his own neck and started to put it around White Fang's.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Here's your bandana.

(White Fang, by Jack London)