| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bandeau |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ban·deau |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n-d  |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ban·deaux (-dz) or ban·deaus
1. A narrow band for the hair. 2. A brassiere. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French bandel, diminutive of bande, band, strip. See band1.
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