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[โ€“] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I haven't heard "Alice band" for years; that just brought back a rush of emotions! It's what I grew up calling it. Inherited from my mum's generation and the slightly older-fashioned English she learnt in a heavily colonial system.

Comes from the Tenniel illustrations to Alice in Wonderland. Iconic.