Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
wristband [rist-band] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the band of a sleeve, especially that of a shirt sleeve, that covers the wrist.
- a strap attached to a wrist watch and worn around the wrist.
- a sweatband worn on the wrist to absorb perspiration.
Origin of wristband First recorded in 1565–75; wrist + band2 Examples from the Web for wristband Contemporary Examples of wristband
Seriously athletes wear heart-rate monitors, not wristband trackers.
Nike Fuelband’s Fall From Grace
Gregory Ferenstein
April 25, 2014
The Pebble comes close, but it still looks like a computer sitting on a wristband.
Apple’s iWatch Can’t Arrive Soon Enough
Winston Ross
August 26, 2013
I proceeded down the wristband line, right behind Michael J. Fox.
The Daily Beast
January 19, 2009
Historical Examples of wristband
Already, when he was scribbling on it, she had noticed that his wristband was frayed.
Arnold Bennett
Another little thing that might have helped was the cabman’s number written on his wristband.
William de Morgan
And at the last moment I could not make out what I had written on my wristband as a mem.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, October 29, 1887
Various
From now on, especially at night, I shall carry this little friend of mine just inside my wristband.
James Oliver Curwood
As she gave Charles the ball and resumed her wristband, Mr. Wallace said, “Ellen, do you remember at what time you came here?”
Maria J. McIntosh
British Dictionary definitions for wristband wristband noun
- a band around the wrist, esp one attached to a watch or forming part of a long sleeve
- a sweatband around the wrist