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1
: something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement
2
: something that binds or restrains legally, morally, or spiritually
3
: a strip serving to join or hold things together: such as
b
: a cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sections are sewn
4
: a thin flat encircling strip: such as
a
: a close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuff of clothing
b
: a strip of cloth used to protect a newborn baby's navel
— called also
bellyband
c
: a ring of elastic
5a
: a strip (as of living tissue or rock) or a stripe (as on an animal) differentiable (as by color, texture, or structure) from the adjacent material or area
b
: a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies
6
: a narrow strip serving chiefly as decoration: such as
a
: a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dress
b
bands plural
: a pair of strips hanging at the front of the neck as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress
c
: a ring without raised portions
transitive verb
1
: to affix a band to or tie up with a band
2
: to finish or decorate with a band
3
: to gather together : unite
banded themselves together for protection
intransitive verb
: to unite for a common purpose
—often used with together have banded together in hopes of attacking the blight that is common to them all— J. B. Conant
: a group of persons, animals, or things
especially
: a group of musicians organized for ensemble playing
