Also means
strip
Usage Note
Bandeau can refer to a hair headband, a narrow strip of fabric, or the top of a bandeau swimsuit (un maillot bandeau). Its plural follows the standard -eau → -eaux pattern: des bandeaux. In architecture, un bandeau is a horizontal decorative molding.
Examples
"Elle portait un bandeau rose dans les cheveux."
Natural Translation
She was wearing a pink headband in her hair.

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