Choosing the right word

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

What do you call this object in the picture?
These are given in a Russian-English dictionary. It gives all the synonyms together.
Circlet · circle · bezel · ferrule · flange · headgear · fringe · border · limbus · halo

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd call it a decorative headpiece.

 

[jutfrank]

I'd call this specific kind of headpiece a headband.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think I'd have to add an adjective to that (unless the person could see the photo). Otherwise, "headband" makes me think of John McEnroe!

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd call it a fascinator.

 

[emsr2d2]

Interesting. To me, a fascinator is a type of hat, but the thing in the photo is more like a piece of jewellery.

 

[tedmc]

A tiara?

 

[Yankee]

A tiara?

I'll meet you halfway. How about a "tiara band" or "tiara headband"?

 

[Rachel Adams]

I think I'd have to add an adjective to that (unless the person could see the photo). Otherwise, "headband" makes me think of John McEnroe!

Isn't it also called a sweatband?

 

[probus]

Isn't it also called a sweatband?

Yes. The thing McEnroe is wearing keeps the sweat from dripping into your eyes.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes. The thing McEnroe is wearing keeps the sweat from dripping into your eyes.

Off-topic: I'm pretty sure he wore it to stop the sweat dripping into his eyes, not mine!