Hatband
[hætbænd]
Definition
(n.) A band round the crown of a hat; sometimes, a band of black cloth, crape, etc., worn as a badge of mourning.
Editor: Olivia
Examples
- I must have a full suit of mourning, Fagin, and a hatband, to wisit him in, afore he sets out upon his travels. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Fine gal, said Rawdon, returning the salute which the cottage gave him, by two fingers applied to his crape hatband. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He looked grand in his deep mourning, with his big solemn face, and his slow walk, and his broad hatband--that he did! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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