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   band

   /band/

   noun

   • 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration: "wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands" Similar beltsashgirdlestraptaperinghooploopcircletcirclecordtiestringthongribbonfilletstripliterary:cincture
   • ▪ a plain ring for the finger, especially a gold wedding ring: "a narrow band of gold was her only jewellery"
   • ▪ a ring of metal placed round a bird's leg to identify it: North American "look for a leg band on the osprey"
   • ▪ a belt or strap transmitting motion between two wheels or pulleys.
   • ▪ a collar with two hanging strips, worn by certain lawyers, clerics, and academics as part of their formal dress: "I'm wearing clerical bands, which are a sign of my office"
   • 2. a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar stripestripstreaklinebarbeltswatheveinthreadflashtechnical:striastriationlane
   • ▪ a narrow stratum of rock or coal: "the band of limestone continues north on the same contour"
   • 3. a range of values or a specified category within a series (used especially in financial contexts): "your home was placed in one of eight valuation bands"
   • ▪ a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum: "channels in the UHF band"
   • ▪ any of several groups into which school pupils of the same age are divided on the basis of broadly similar ability: "the top band of pupils"
   • 4. a thing that restrains, binds, or unites: archaic "must I fall, and die in bands?"

   verb

   • 1. provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration: "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
   • ▪ put a band on (a bird) for identification: North American "the map shows where starlings banded in Holland were later recovered"
   • 2. mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour: "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"
   • 3. allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts): British "single adults in a property banded above D will pay more"
   • ▪ group (school pupils) into classes or sets for teaching purposes: "the infants are banded in terms of their ability"

   Word Origin late Old English (in band1 (sense 4 of the noun)), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.

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   • 1. a company of people having a common purpose; group: a band of outlaws. 2. (Music, other) a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion instruments only ( brass band) or brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments ( concert band or military band) 3. (Pop Music) a group of musicians who play popular music, jazz, etc, often for dancing

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   1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together: a metal band around the bale of cotton. 2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material. 3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing. 4.

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