"browband" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: browbands [plural]
Etymology: brow + band Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brow|band}} brow + band Head templates: {{en-noun}} browband (plural browbands)
  1. Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down. Translations (part of horse's bridle): otsahihna (Finnish), otsapanta (Finnish), homlokszíj (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-browband-en-noun-DRoxWSX7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 35 42 Disambiguation of "part of horse's bridle": 82 3 15
  2. A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
    Sense id: en-browband-en-noun-Mq3AeUi0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 35 42
  3. A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow. Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-browband-en-noun-LagxB3kL Disambiguation of Horse tack: 28 32 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 35 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Armor
Disambiguation of Armor: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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