armband

English

Etymology

From arm +‎ band.

Noun

armband (plural armbands)

1. A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize mourning or protest.
   • 2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: Match Report”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward.

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2. (sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
   • 2015 March 4, Louise Taylor, “(please specify the article title)”, in The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     The biggest cheer of the night came shortly afterwards. St James’ Park finally found its voice to welcome back Jonás Gutiérrez into a Newcastle side for the first time since his diagnosis with testicular cancer 17 months ago. Hugged by his friend Coloccini, Gutiérrez was handed the captain’s armband after replacing Ryan Taylor at left-back and promptly collected a booking for fouling Adnan Januzaj – on for a frustrated Angel Di Maria.

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3. (swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.

   Synonyms: armfloat, (chiefly US, informal) floaty, water wing

Coordinate terms

• wristband

Translations

Anagrams

• Bradman

Dutch

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Etymology

Compound of arm +‎ band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrm.bɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: arm‧band

Noun

armband m (plural armbanden, diminutive armbandje n)

1. bracelet

   Ze droeg een gouden armband op het feest. ― She wore a gold bracelet to the party.

   Ik kreeg een armband als verjaardagscadeau. ― I received a bracelet as a birthday gift.

   Het armbandje was versierd met kleine parels. ― The small bracelet was adorned with tiny pearls.

Derived terms

• slavenarmband

Descendants

• Afrikaans: armband

Faroese

Etymology

From armur (“arm”) +‎ band (“band”).

Noun

armband n (genitive singular armbands, plural armbond)

1. bracelet

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From armur (“arm”) +‎ band (“band”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarm.pant/

Noun

armband n (genitive singular armbands, nominative plural armbönd)

1. bracelet

Declension

Derived terms

• armbandsúr
• gullarmband

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From arm +‎ band.

Noun

armband n (definite singular armbandet, indefinite plural armband, definite plural armbanda or armbandene)

1. Alternative form of armbånd

Derived terms

• armbandsur

References

• “armband” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From arm +‎ band.

Noun

armband n (definite singular armbandet, indefinite plural armband, definite plural armbanda)

1. a bracelet, armband

Derived terms

• armbandsur

See also

• armbånd (Bokmål)

References

• “armband” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

arm +‎ band

Noun

armband n

1. bracelet

Declension

Related terms

• armbandsklocka
• armbandsur

See also

• ärm
• armbindel

References

• armband in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)