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‖ bandeau|bɑ̃ˈdo| Pl. -eaux. [Fr.:—OF. bandel, dim. form from bande band n.2; cf. bandore2.] a. A narrow band or fillet worn by women to bind the hair, or as part of a head-dress. b. A bandage for the eyes.
1706T. Betterton Amorous Widow i. 4 The fairest Hair, the beautiful'st Curls do not become your Forehead, so well as a Bando did. c1790F. Burney Diary (1842) I. 98 (D.) That bandeau..was worn by every woman at court. a1847Mrs. Sherwood Lady of Manor III. xxi. 277 Just make up this bandeau for my hair. 1858C. Mathews Autobiog. (1879) I, In a laced night-cap with sky-blue bandeau. 1861Gen. P. Thompson Audi Alt. III. clxi. 175 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, as Paul Louis said of fortune, sees under his bandeau. 1908[see barrette 2]. 1959Sunday Times 5 Apr. 22/5 As small as it is possible to be and still be called a hat, a bandeau and bow are caught in a cage of veiling. c. A strip of velvet or other material generally made up in a circular form to be stitched inside the lower part of the crown of a hat that is too large for the head.
1908Daily Chron. 29 Jan. 4/7 With the right sort of ‘bandeau’..you need not wear a hatpin at all.
▸ orig. N. Amer. A brassiere in the form of a narrow band of fabric worn tightly around the bust, with or without shoulder straps; (hence) any women's (esp. strapless) top in a similar style.
1915Los Angeles Times 7 May ii. 7 (advt.) De Bevoise Bandeau Brassieres hold the bust firm and give correct contours. 1950S. J. Perelman Swiss Family Perelman (1987) x. 167 The French bathing suit..had been sheared down..to..a microscopic triangle laced across the hips and supplemented by the womanfolk by an extremely sketchy bandeau. 1976Daily Tel. 19 July 11/2 This is the do-it-yourself summer when you can twist a large-ish scarf into a bandeau or halter top. 1995i-D Nov. 48/1 Zoe wears lamé bandeau and lycra trousers. 1999Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) June 175/1 Enjoy the benefits of no shoulder-strap marks in a bandeau bikini by Versolato. 2001InStyle (Electronic ed.) May 146 If you don't like foam-padded strapless bras but worry about losing a cup size when you wear a bandeau, then the new silicone bras should come as great news. |