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SWEATBAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweatband mean? 

SWEATBAND (noun)
  The noun SWEATBAND has 2 senses:

1. a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hatplay

2. a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweatplay

  Familiarity information: SWEATBAND used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWEATBAND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))


Sense 2

Meaning:

A band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))


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