armband
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈɑrmˌbænd/
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brazalete
- Those in the ghettos were forced to wear a white armband with a blue Star of David on it.
- wearing armbands
- black armbands
- brass armband
I've shunned the captain's armband and I've cost us a goal.
- I've shunned the captain's armband and I've cost us a goal.
- He's just put his love for his faith on an armband that he's wearing.
- So even when I I had the armband, I was the captain.
- They said you when you finish, it'll be the Sergeant major of training when you'll have a white armband on and he'll, he'll get you out the room.
Examples
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A man wearing a Red Cross armband runs from the wagon to attend to the wounded animal.
Fiction book (1990) -
When they rung down the curtain for the last time at The Old Howard, all of the stockbrokers on Milk Street wore black armbands for a week.
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So even when I I had the armband, I was the captain.
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With the white armband, over here!
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" Why are you wearing that armband? " the old man asked.
Fiction book (2000) -
The conductor in the background, with a red hat and armband, was the only color around.
Fiction book (1995) -
I noticed that a number of the seniors were mourning their valedictorian with black armbands.
Fiction book (1993) -
The players wore black armbands to honor their late coach during the match.
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She decided to wear a yellow armband to show her support for the charity event.
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During the memorial service, attendees were asked to don a white armband as a sign of respect.
Synonyms
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7.6
A band of metal or cloth worn around the arm as a decoration
A band worn around the upper arm to show a role or for decoration
A metal bracelet worn around the wrist or arm long ago
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Armband comes from the simple parts arm and band, where band means 'a strip'. People originally wore an armband as a strip around the upper arm to show rank, mourning, or group belonging, so an armband is literally a band you wear on your arm.