watchband

noun

watch·​band ˈwäch-ˌband How to pronounce watchband (audio)
ˈwȯch-
: the bracelet or strap of a wristwatch

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But a new study reports that their watchbands often contain fluoroelastomers, a synthetic polymer used to make rubber material resistant to sweat, skin oils and lotions. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 Marketing is an ad: a new line of multicolor watchbands. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 19 June 2020 Now my pants no longer fit, and my watchband was cutting off the circulation in my left hand. David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 The rugged rubber watchband is made to Bear Grylls approval, and comes with a chronograph and a compass on the band. John Thompson, Men's Health, 6 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for watchband

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of watchband was in 1924

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“Watchband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchband. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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