1706, "headband," from French bandeau, from Old French bandel, bendel "bandage, binding" (12c.), diminutive of bande "band" (see band (n.1)). As a style of women's top or bra by 1968.
bandage
Band-Aid
bandalore
bandanna
bandbox
bandeau
bandersnatch
bandicoot
bandit
banditry
bandolier