See also:

• BANDANA, or BANDANNA

BANDANA, or BANDANNA  , a word probably derived through the Portuguese from the Hindustani bdndhnu, which signified a See also:

• PRIMITIVE

primitive method of obtaining an effect in See also:

• DYEING (0. Eng. dedgian, dealt ; Mid. Eng. deyen)

dyeing by tying up See also:

• CLOTH

cloth in different places to prevent the particular parts from receiving the dye . The name was given to richly coloured See also:

• SILK

silk handkerchiefs produced by this See also:

• PROCESS

process, of which See also:

• BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g)
• BRIGHT, SIR CHARLES TILSTON

bright See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours were characteristic . Bandanas are now commonly made of See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton and produced in See also:

• LANCASHIRE

Lancashire, whence they are exported . The effect is also produced by a See also:

• REGULAR

regular process in See also:

• CALICO

calico See also:

• PRINTING (from Lat. imprimere, O. Fr. empreindre)

printing, in which the See also:

• PATTERN

pattern is made by discharging the See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour .