armband
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a small piece of cloth worn around one arm, to show that you have a particular job or belong to a particular organization. People sometimes wear a black armband to show respect for someone who has died.
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a small piece of cloth worn around one arm, to show that you have a particular job or belong to a particular organization. People sometimes wear a black armband to show respect for someone who has died.
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a small round object that fastens onto your clothes with a pin and usually has a picture or writing on it. The American word is button.
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a special piece of metal, cloth, or plastic, often with words or symbols on it, that you wear or carry with you to show your rank or official position
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a symbol in the shape of an upside-down ‘V’ that soldiers, police officers etc wear on their sleeve to show their rank
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a mark or sign that shows someone’s rank or status, or what organization they belong to
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an artificial poppy that people in the UK wear for Remembrance Day (=a day when people remember the soldiers who died in wars)
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a narrow piece of coloured cloth folded over itself, worn to show support for an organization, principle, or aim
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a thin band of yellow material that people tie around a tree as a way of remembering someone who has gone away, and as a sign of hope that they will return
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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Open Dictionary
… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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