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cigar band

cigar band

1 4.2
A narrow paper strip wrapped around a cigar showing the brand or logo
  • noun
  • /sɪˈɡɑr bænd/
translation icon : anilla de cigarro
  • It's a cigar band.

Examples

  • The collector showed me a beautiful cigar band featuring an intricate logo.

  • YOU KNOW, LIKE ONE OF THOSE HAVANA CIGAR BANDS, OKAY ?

    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

  • Speaking of which... how's your cigar band collection coming?

    King of the Hill (1993)

  • It's a Girl! emblazoned in pink on the cigar band.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I'D BE HAPPY WITH JUST A CIGAR BAND.

    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

  • He carefully peeled off the cigar band to reveal the dark wrapper underneath.

  • During the event, attendees admired the colorful cigar bands from various brands.

Synonyms

band
vscigar band
108 1.0

A thin loop of material that holds or moves parts together

is a narrow paper strip placed on a rolled tobacco product to show brand

Surface Forms

cigar band singular
cigar bands plural

Morphology

cigar + band

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'cigar' (a roll of tobacco) with 'band' (a strip that encircles an object); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is the strip wrapped around a cigar. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and mirrors similar constructions in many languages, so the expression should be immediately comprehensible.

Etymology

Cigar band comes from the small paper strip wrapped around a cigar that shows the maker's name or picture and sometimes protects the wrapper. Because this little strip acts like a decorative 'label', the phrase now simply means that paper 'label' on a cigar.