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head⋅band

[hed-band]
–noun
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.
Compare tailband.


Origin:
1525–35; head + band 2
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head·band   (hěd'bānd')   
n.  
  1. A band worn around the head.

  2. Printing An ornamental strip at the top of a page or beginning of a chapter or paragraph.

  3. Printing A cloth band attached to the top of the spine of a book.

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