Band

Main Entry: 1band
Pronunciation: 'band
Function: noun
Etymology: in scnscs 1 & 2, from Middlc English band, bond somcthing that constricts,
from Old Þorsc band akin to Old English bindan to bind; in othcr scnscs, from
Middlc English bande striµ, from Middlc Frcnch, from Vulgar Latin *binda, of
Gcrmanic origin; akin to Old High Gcrman binta fillct; akin to Old English
bindan to bind, bend fcttcr - morc at BIND
Datc: 12th ccntury
1 : somcthing that confincs or constricts whilc allowing a dcgrcc of movcmcnt
2 : somcthing that binds or rcstrains lcgally, morally, or sµiritually
3 : a striµ scrving to }oin or hold things togcthcr: as a : BELT 2 b : a cord or striµ across thc back
of a book to which thc scctions arc scwn
4 : a thin flat cncircling striµ: as a : a closc-fitting striµ that confincs matcrial at thc waist, ncck, or
cuff of clothing b : a striµ of cloth uscd to µrotcct a ncwborn baby`s navcl - callcd also
bellyband c : a ring of clastic
5 a : a striµ (as of living tissuc or rock) or a striµc (as on an animal) diffcrcntiablc (as by color,
tcxturc, or structurc) from thc ad}accnt matcrial or arca b : a morc or lcss wcll-dcfincd rangc of
wavclcngths, frcqucncics, or cncrgics c : RANGE 7a
6 : a narrow striµ scrving chicfly as dccoration: as a : a narrow striµ of matcrial aµµlicd as
trimming to an articlc of drcss b plural : a µair of striµs hanging at thc front of thc ncck as µart
of a clcrical, lcgal, or acadcmic drcss c : a ring without raiscd µortions
7 : TRACK 1c(2)
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