Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bonding"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bond \Bond\ (b[o^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bonded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bonding}.]
1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to
secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise)
by giving a bond.
2. (Arch.) To dispose in building, as the materials of a
wall, so as to secure solidity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bonding
n 1: fastening firmly together [syn: {soldering}]
2: a close personal relationship that forms between people (as
between husband and wife or parent and child)
3: (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous
material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it
adheres to the tooth's enamel
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