单词 | wristband |
释义 | wristbandn. 1. a. The band or part of a sleeve (esp. of a shirt-sleeve) which covers or fastens about the wrist; a cuff or sleeve-band. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering spec parts of body > arm > parts of > cuff cuff1522 sleeve-hand?c1547 wristband1571 handcuff1591 hand wrist1707 1571 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 146 Skarfes, ffawchions, buskins, wrestbandes. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poignet de la chemise, the wrist-band, or gathering at the sleeue-hand, of a shirt. 1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. ii. sig. G*2 You'le..dip your wrists bands, (For Cuffs y' have none) as comely in the sauce As any Courtyer. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Æsop ii. i With that the Hands to pocket went, Full Wrist-band deep. 1752 G. Berkeley Further Thoughts Tar-water in Wks. (1871) III. 500 Un~buttoning the neck and wristbands of his shirt. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxix. 308 Although his coat was short in the sleeves, it disclosed no vestige of a linen wristband. 1886 Tip Cat XVI. 208 He was keenly conscious of his old boots and crumpled wristbands. b. A band worn as a protector on the wrist. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for arms > [noun] > covering for wrist > protector wristband1882 1882 Imperial Dict. Muffettee,..a wristband of fur or worsted worn by ladies. 2. a. A bracelet or wristlet. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > arm or leg ornament > [noun] > bracelet or armlet arm circlea1382 poignet1388 bracelet1438 armila1475 armlet1481 bracel?1533 embracelet1537 arm-ring1580 wristband1585 armilet1617 armilla1677 rakhi1829 wristlet1851 arm-coil1866 arm-cylinder1937 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 252 Armilla,..a bracelet or wrist band. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xiii. 365 A Silver Wrist-band, or Hoop to come about their Arms. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Brachiale A Bracelet,..a Wrist-band. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 28 June 5/2 Wrist-bands, which are a revival of the beaded bracelets worn in early Victorian days, have been introduced. b. A band for shackling the wrist. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > other miscellaneous equipment wresting thread1616 tractors1798 tetanomotor1860 examining table1877 wire instrumenta1884 wristband1884 nasal spray1888 mackintosh sheet1889 gas mask1892 bath-bed1894 inspissator1897 Murphy's button1899 trembling-chair1899 solenoid1901 sunray1921 oxygenator1928 white cane1930 white stick1930 microdrive1955 photocoagulator1965 bubble1966 stimoceiver1967 hospital gown1970 smart pill1988 1884 H. Thompson Tumours of Bladder 17 The feet and hands [of the patient] are attached by anklets and wristbands. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 870 Strait-jackets are a survival of the dark ages, and leather wrist-bands and bandages abrade the skin. 3. A bandage for fastening round the wrist; also, a wrist-plaster. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > bandage > [noun] > bandage for specific part wristband1663 suspensory1699 etoile1706 scapular1739 scapulary1754 accipiter1813 frond1848 stapes1875 suspensor1896 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. i. v. 94 The ligamentum latum, or wrist-band, that keeps the tendons..from inconveniently starting up. 1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies iv. 32 Those [plasters] that Physicians call Pericarpia, or Wrist-bands. 4. In sport, a strip of material worn round the wrist to absorb perspiration. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > general equipment > [noun] > sweat-bands sweat-band1891 wristband1969 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for arms > [noun] > covering for wrist > to absorb sweat sweat-band1891 wristband1969 1969 New Yorker 14 June 68/3 Ashe wipes his forehead with his wristband. 1984 Oxf. Times 29 Feb. 3/7 (advt.) Headband and wristband pack—£1.79. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1571 |
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