\Ban*dan"na\, Bandana \Ban*dan"a\, n. [Hind. b[=a]ndhn?
a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in different
places so as to prevent the parts tied from receiving the
dye. Cf. {Band}, n.]
1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a
   uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white
   or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple
   form.
2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots
   are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red
   or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by
   chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under
   pressure. --Ure.