mourning band

noun

1. a piece of black cloth that is worn, especially as a band encircling the upper arm, to indicate mourning.

mourning band

noun

1. a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning

Word History and Origins

Origin of mourning band¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

The mourning band sewed upon the coat sleeve is a discredited form of mourning.

From Project Gutenberg

I had the mourning band taken from my silk hat, while I have worn my frock coat so little that it looked very nicely.

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He, too, wore a silk hat, and it generally had a three-inch mourning band.

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Near-sighted, he wore customarily a horn-rimmed pince-nez from which a wide black ribbon dangled like a mourning-band.

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One sleeve was decorously adorned with a black mourning band, and his white bamboo plaited hat was also wreathed in sable.

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