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sweatband

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈswet.bænd/

Definition

a thin strip of material that someone doing sport or exercise wears round their head to stop sweat going into their eyes, or wears around their wrists to stop sweat going onto their handsBands, straps and stripsSportswear and swimwear
(Definition of sweatband noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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