Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Banding"

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)

banding
n : a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {band},
{stripe}]

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