Hypertext Webster Gateway: "band"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to
G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. banti, Skr. bandha a
binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend,
bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG.
bant. [root]90 See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. {Bend}, {Bond}, 1st
{Bandy}.]
1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing
is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things
are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.

Every one's bands were loosed. --Acts xvi.
26.

2. (Arch.)
(a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments,
as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.
(b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of
moldings, which encircles the pillars and small
shafts.

3. That which serves as the means of union or connection
between persons; a tie. ``To join in Hymen's bands.''
--Shak.

4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th
centuries.

5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as
part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.

6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article
of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.
``Band and gusset and seam.'' --Hood.

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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Band \Band\, v. i.
To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire
together.

Certain of the Jews banded together. --Acts xxiii.
12.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Band \Band\, v. t.
To bandy; to drive away. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Band \Band\,
imp. of {Bind}. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

band
n 1: an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart
set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" [syn: {set}, {circle},
{lot}]
2: instrumentalists not including string players
3: a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit
characteristic bands" [syn: {stria}, {striation}]
4: a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn: {banding},
{stripe}]
5: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn:
{dance band}, {dance orchestra}]
6: a range of frequencies between two limits
7: something elongated that is worn around the body or one of
the limbs
8: jewelry consisting of a circular band of a precious metal
worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger" [syn:
{ring}]
9: put around something to hold it together
v : bind or tie together, as with a band


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