MOURNING BAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mourning band mean? 

• MOURNING BAND (noun)
  The noun MOURNING BAND has 1 sense:

1. a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning

  Familiarity information: MOURNING BAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOURNING BAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mourning band; weed

Hypernyms ("mourning band" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))