band
1. band \'band\ \'ban-d*d\ n [in senses 1 & 2, fr. ME band, bond something
that constricts, fr.]ON band; akin to OE bindan to bind; in other senses,
fr. ME bande strip, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL binda, of Gmc origin; akin to
OHG binta fillet; akin to OE bindan 1: something that confines or
constricts while allowing a degree of movemen t 2: something that binds or
restrains legally, morally, or spiritually : as 2a: a restraining
obligation or tie affecting one's relations to others or to a tradition
archaic 2b: a formal promise or guarantee archaic 2c: a pledge given :
SECURITY 3: a strip serving to join or hold things together : as 3a: BELT
3b: a cord or strip across the backbone of a book to which the sections
are sewn 4: a thin flat encircling strip esp. for binding : as 4a: a
close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuf f of
clothing 4b: a strip of cloth used to protect a newborn baby's navel -
called also bellyband 4c: a ring of elastic 5: an elongated surface or
section with parallel or roughly parallel sides; specif : a more or less
well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies of optical,
electric, or acoustic radiation 6: a narrow strip serving chiefly as
decoration : an 6a: a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an
article of dress pl 6b: a pair of strips hanging at the front of the neck
as part of a clerical , legal, or academic dress 6c: a ring without raised
portions 7: a strip of grooves on a phonograph record containing a single
piece or a section of a long piece - band.ed aj
2. band vt 1: to affix a band to or tie up with a band 2: to finish with a
band 3a: to attach (oneself) to a group 3b: to gather together or summon
for a purpose 3c: to unite in a company or confederacy : to unite for a
common purpose - band.er n
3. band n [MF bande troop] : a group of persons, animals, or things; esp :
a group of musicia ns organized for playing together
Webster's English Dictionary