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Headband vs Circlet - What's the difference?

headband | circlet |

As nouns the difference between headband and circlet

is that headband is a strip of fabric worn around the head while circlet is a small circle.

headband

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a strip of fabric worn around the head
  • a hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.
  • a strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement
  • Synonyms

    * (horseshoe-shaped headband) Alice band

    Hyponyms

    * deely bobber * katyusha

    Anagrams

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    circlet

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small circle.
  • A ring (typically of gold or silver) worn as an ornament on the head
  • A crown without arches or a covering.
  • * Spenser
  • Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled.
  • A round body; an orb.
  • (Alexander Pope)
  • * Milton
  • Fairest of stars that crown'st the smiling morn / With thy bright circlet .
  • (UK, dialect) A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table.
  • (Halliwell)