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breastband

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breastband

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From breast + band.

noun breastbands

  1. A strophium: a band worn around the breasts.
  2. A band of canvas, attached to a ship's rigging, that provides support for the man heaving the lead in heavy weather.
  3. A stripe of color on a bird's breast.

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"breastband." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breastband. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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breastband. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breastband

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"breastband." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breastband.

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@misc{breastband_2026,
  title = {breastband},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breastband},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}