name tape

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of name tape

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She was known for stitching a name tape into her garments to “sign” her work - part of an emerging sense of clothes-making as a creative endeavor.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2022

The pleated green tartan kilt Ms. Plath wore as a Smith College undergraduate, with blue-lettered name tape affixed to the waistband, swished home with A.N.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2018

As instructed, they had their first and last names in big letters on their luggage — until one day the producers told them to strip the name tape off their bags immediately.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2016