hatband

noun

1. A band fastened around a hat.

   “Yᵉ cast skin of an Addar is an excellent remedie to draw out a Thorne, out of ones flesh. The Sussexians doe weare them for Hatt-bands, wᶜʰ they say doe preserve them from the gripeing of the Gutts”

   “Popping in crimson, yellow, blue and white and tricked out with crystals, feathers and hatbands made of crocodile or contrasting ribbon, today’s fedoras would look at home on any villain in a ’70s Pam Grier movie — but executed with more finesse, and with a price tag to match — from $300 to $1,500.”