ARMBAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does armband mean? 

• ARMBAND (noun)
  The noun ARMBAND has 2 senses:

1. worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning

2. a band worn around the upper arm

  Familiarity information: ARMBAND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARMBAND (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

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))