opisthosphendone

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀπισθοσφενδόνη (opisthosphendónē), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind”) + σφενδόνη (sphendónē, “sling”).

opisthosphendone means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

noun

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.“Female head, in an opisthosphendone and antefixal ornament.”