opisthosphendone

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὀπισθοσφενδόνη (opisthosphendónē), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind”) + σφενδόνη (sphendónē, “sling”). === Noun === opisthosphendone (plural not attested) A plain or ornamented band of fabric, broad in the middle and narrow at the ends, and fastened in the front, used in Ancient Greece to support the hair behind the head. ==== Related terms ==== sphendone === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “opisthosphendone”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.