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/bænˈdæn.ə/ · noun
A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband..
Neighbours now came hurrying in, and one after another missed some trifling article of property which the deceased was known to have possessed. There were three thin spoons, real silver, on which she greatly prided herself; they were gone. A large silver watch, together with a red silk shawl and a Bandana handkerchief, very regular parts of her Sunday attire, were also not to be found.
One cure for a headache involved binding the stalk of the herb crosswort to the head with a red bandana[.]
Use bandana when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bandana means A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband..
Common synonyms include bandanna.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Neighbours now came hurrying in, and one after another missed some trifling article of property which the deceased was known to have possessed. There were three thin spoons, real silver, on which she greatly prided herself; they were gone. A large silver watch, together with a red silk shawl and a Bandana handkerchief, very regular parts of her Sunday attire, were also not to be found.
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