bandeau C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈbændəʊ/ UK /ˈbændəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #198554 Meanings 1 noun a band for the hair. Next time I go to school I'm going to Yale or Harvard or some such place, and I'll learn so much mathematics and science that I'll have to wear a bandeau to keep my massive intellect in place." Thesaurus Word family Derived forms bandikinibandinibandkini Etymology Borrowed from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, diminutive form of bande. Doublet of bendel. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bandeau **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbændəʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbændəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 198554 ## Meanings 1. a band for the hair. ## Examples - Next time I go to school I'm going to Yale or Harvard or some such place, and I'll learn so much mathematics and science that I'll have to wear a bandeau to keep my massive intellect in place." ## Derived Forms - bandikini - bandini - bandkini ## Etymology Borrowed from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, diminutive form of bande. Doublet of bendel. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown