sweatband

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a strip of absorbent material worn around the head or wrist during exercise

   The runner wore a sweatband to keep perspiration out of her eyes.

2. 2
   noun

   a strip of fabric or leather fitted inside a hat to absorb perspiration

   The hatter replaced the stained sweatband inside the felt hat.

A compound of sweat + band, named for the strip's function of absorbing perspiration.

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