| 1. | a band worn around the head; fillet. |
| 2. | Printing. a band for decorative effect at the head of a chapter or of a page in a book. |
| 3. | a band sewed or glued to the head or tail of the back of a book, or to both, often to protect and strengthen the binding but sometimes for decoration. |
Head-bands
(Heb. kishshurim), properly girdles or belts for the waist (Isa. 3:20, R.V., "sashes;" Jer. 2:32, rendered "attire", i.e., a girdle round the waist).