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5 words match “WRISTBAND”

WRISTBAND n.
The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.
FRET v.
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
SLEEVE n.
int between the ends of two other pipes. Sleeve button, a detachable button to fasten the wristband or cuff. -- Sleeve links, two bars or buttons linked together, and used to fasten a cuff or wristband. -- To laugh in the sleeve, to laugh privately or unperceived, especially while apparently preserving a grave or ser…
SLEEVEHAND n.
The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband. [Obs.] Shak.
STUD n.
An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.