The word 'armbands' is correct and can be used in written English.
An armband is a band worn around the arm, often for identification or as a symbol of membership. It can also refer to a band worn around the upper arm as a form of decoration or support. Example: The athletes proudly wore their team's armbands during the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
Fletcher's first return to the club where he spent 15 years as a professional was tinged with tragedy – both sets of players wearing black armbands out of respect for the wife of the former United man Rio Ferdinand, who died on Friday – but also a poignant touch of humour as he lined up on the wrong side of the tunnel before kick-off.
In all he played 74 matches for the Hurricanes between 2001 and 2008 and his former provincial side wore black armbands in his memory during their 56-20 win over the Highlanders in Napier.
The teams wore black armbands here in memory of Keith Poynton, the father of the Derbyshire wicketkeeper Tom, whose death in a car crash prompted the postponement of last week's opening match at Leicester.
Two Zimbabwean cricketers wore black armbands during a World Cup match in Harare.
But ensuring stability is the priority.In both cities grid staff are helped by patrols of volunteers wearing red armbands: usually retired people whose role as local snoops long predates the introduction of grids.
Honey trapped ReprintsA number of reporters have been beaten by "self-defence" forces vigilantes in black knitted caps, red armbands and military uniforms who now guard most official buildings in Crimea.
Wearing black armbands to protest against the violence meted out to their fellow students, its members attended a meeting with representatives of the upper house in the capital, Naypyidaw, on March 16th.
In 1969, the Supreme Court said a school could not stop students from wearing black armbands to class to protest against the Vietnam war.
They look back with pride to the heyday of their craft, when reporters in snap-brim fedoras, their sleeves pulled up by armbands, could be found fearlessly taking notes in war zones and corrupt city halls.
Mr Harding relates that the Höss children played at being Kapos and inmates, wearing replicas of prisoners' armbands created by the family seamstress.
But lately a new fashion accessory has found its way to the streets of Rio de Janeiro: black armbands.
