Geneva bands

plural noun

1. two bands or pendent stripes made usually of white lawn and worn at the throat as part of clerical garb, originally by the Swiss Calvinist clergy.

Geneva bands

plural noun

1. a pair of white lawn or linen strips hanging from the front of the neck or collar of some ecclesiastical and academic robes

Word History and Origins

Origin of Geneva bands¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Word History and Origins

Origin of Geneva bands¹

C19: named after Geneva , where originally worn by Swiss Calvinist clergy