Bandannas

/bænˈdænəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of bandanna; multiple colorful cloths worn as head coverings, neck scarves, or wrist accessories.

Etymology

Regular English plural of bandanna, formed by adding -s. The underlying word comes from Hindi bandhna through 18th-century English trade.

Kelly Says

During the American Jazz Age, musicians wore colorful bandannas as status symbols and style statements — they signaled membership in hip, artistic communities and became essential to the emerging African-American cultural aesthetic!

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