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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A band, as on a long sleeve or a wristwatch, that encircles the wrist.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That band or part of a sleeve, especially of a shirt-sleeve, which covers the wrist.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist
  • noun a strip of material worn around the wrist, e.g. to absorb perspiration, especially in sports
  • noun a band that supports a wristwatch
  • noun a cord worn around the wrist, used to hold a small object such as a knife: a lanyard

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
  • noun band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
  • noun a band or bracelet worn around the wrist

Etymologies

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wrist + band

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