Armband

Armband

:"This article deals with non-military armbands used for display purposes. For military armbands, see brassard.":"For flotation arm bands, see inflatable armbands.":"For metal arm bands generally, see arm ring. For Celtic or Viking era metal arm bands, see torque."

An armband is a piece of cloth worn around the arm over the sleeve of other clothing to mark the wearer as belonging to group, having a certain rank or role, or being in a particular state or condition.

When used as part of a military uniform it is called a brassard. Uniforms serving other purposes such as to identify members of clubs, societies or teams may also have armbands for certain ranks or functions. An armband might identify a group leader, a team captain, or a person charged with controlling or organizing an event.

Armbands are sometimes used to indicate political affiliations or to identify the wearer with an ideology or social movement.

In some cultures the wearing of a black armband signifies that the wearer is in mourning or wishes to identify with the commemoration of a comrade or team member who has died. This use is particularly common when a group or team meets after having lost a member. For further details of this use, see the topic on mourning.

The phrase "to wear your heart on your sleeve", meaning to show your feelings, to display an emotional affiliation or conviction, is supposedly related to armbands. In medieval jousts, ladies of the court were said to tie a piece of cloth — a scarf or kerchief — around the arm of their favorite knight, who thus displayed his affection for the lady.Fact|date=May 2007

ee also

*Black armband view of history
* Arm ring


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  • Armband — Armband …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • armband — n. 1. a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a band worn around the upper arm. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Armband — (Armgeschmeide, altdeutsch Bouge), band oder ringförmige Schmucksachen, die am Arm getragen werden. Aus dem Bronzezeitalter (s. die Tafeln bei Art. »Metallzeit«) kennt man offene oder geschlossene, flache oder gewundene, oft aus vielen Drähten… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Armband — Armband, ein weiblicher Schmuck, dessen sich schon die Hebräerinnen bedienten, womit die Griechinnen sich zierten, der bei den Römerinnen zu einem kostbaren Luxusartikel gedieh, den selbst die Frauen der Wilden, die Neuseeländerinnen, Irokesinnen …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • armband — ☆ armband [ärm′band΄ ] n. a cloth band worn around the upper arm, as in mourning or as a symbol of rank, membership, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Armband — Armreif aus Amrit, Syrien etwa 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • armband — UK [ˈɑː(r)mˌbænd] / US [ˈɑrmˌbænd] noun [countable] Word forms armband : singular armband plural armbands 1) a small piece of cloth worn around one arm, to show that you have a particular job or belong to a particular organization. People… …   English dictionary

  • armband — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)mbænd[/t]] armbands 1) N COUNT An armband is a band of fabric that you wear round your upper arm in order to show that you have an official position or belong to a particular group. Some people also wear a black armband to show that a… …   English dictionary

  • Armband — das Armband, ä er (Mittelstufe) ein Schmuckstück, das am Arm getragen wird Beispiel: Er hat seiner Frau ein goldenes Armband zum Geburtstag geschenkt …   Extremes Deutsch

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