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name tape

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noun
a fabric tape on which a person's name is written, woven, or printed: for affixing to garments and other personal belongings to identify ownership.
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Origin of name tape

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby name tape

name of the game, name part, nameplate, namesake, nametag, name tape, name the day, Namhoi, Namib Desert, Namibe, Namibia
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British Dictionary definitions for name tape

nametape
/ (ˈneɪmˌteɪp) /
noun
a narrow cloth tape bearing the owner's name and attached to an article
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