抹額まっこう

noun

red headband (archaic, worn by lower-rank officers)

Archaic term for a red headband worn by lower-ranking military officers in historical contexts. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 抹額まっこうは、昔むかしの下か級きゅう武ぶ士しが額ひたいに巻まいた赤あかい布ぬのである。

  A 抹額 is a red cloth that lower-ranking samurai used to tie around their foreheads in the past.