Library / English Dictionary

ARMBAND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A band worn around the upper arm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("armband" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("armband" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

Credits