noun
also ban·dana banˈdanə, baan-, Brit also -dȧ-; attrib (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi bā̃dhnū, a variegated-color dyeing process involving tying the cloth in knots, cloth so dyed, from bā̃dhnā to tie, from Sanskrit badhnāti he ties — more at bind
1. : a large cotton or silk handkerchief that usually has a solid background of red or blue with simple figures or geometrical forms in white or yellow and is printed by tie-and-dye
2. : any of various large plain or printed handkerchiefs or kerchiefs often made to imitate the tied-and-dyed ones