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» This article deals with non-military armbands used for display purposes. For military armbands, see brassard. For flotation arm bands, see Water wings.
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's 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.
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