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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bandana

or Bandanna A pocket-handkerchief. It is an Indian word, properly applied to silk goods, but now restricted to cotton handkerchiefs having a dark ground of Turkey red or blue, with little white or yellow spots. (Hindû, bandhnu, a mode of dyeing.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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