nametape

British

/ ˈneɪmˌteɪp /

noun

a narrow cloth tape bearing the owner's name and attached to an article

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The nametape over his breast pocket reads: WESTMORELAND.

From Salon

“Seeing the rank and nametape on the soldier’s uniform, JM identified the soldier as Specialist TAYLOR,” according to the document, the factual basis for Taylor’s guilty plea.

From Washington Times

"Seeing the rank and nametape on the soldier's uniform, JM identified the soldier as Specialist TAYLOR," according to the document, the factual basis for Taylor's guilty plea.

From Fox News

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