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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stayband, Steband, n. [Stay v.1 or v.2 and Band n.1] A means of retaining or supporting (something, ? chiefly, a hat); ? a means of attaching (a child's bonnet). Quot. 1573 may, rather, be a support or means of attachment or retention for a bell or door, as in the later dial. (See SND, s.v. Stey v.2). —1573 Edinb. Test. II 321.
Ane rak misall and steband 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 360.
A holland bib … a pair of cuffs … 2 stay bands, one of them plett 1692 Foulis Acc. Bk. 145.
For silk and buttons for stay bands to my hat
