Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Banded"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Banding}.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
2. To mark with a band.
3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. ``Banded
against his throne.'' --Milton.
{Banded architrave}, {pier}, {shaft}, etc. (Arch.), an
architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is
interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right
angles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
banded
adj 1: identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch
for the return of their banded birds" [ant: {unbanded}]
2: marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture;
"a banded rock"
3: characterized by a band of especially white around the body;
"banded cattle"
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