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Band Aid(money)
Band-Aid(dictionary)
Band Aid(dictionary)
band(encyclopedia)
Band, Q(health)
band(6)(dictionary)
band(5)(dictionary)
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band(3)(dictionary)

band(6) (iou)



band verb1. [band] L15.
[Old & mod. French bander, formed as BAND noun2. Perh. partly from the English nouns.]
verb trans. Bind or fasten with a band or bands. L15.
verb trans. Provide or cover with a band. rare in gen. sense. M16.
b. spec. Provide (a bird) with an identifying band. E20.
verb trans. (chiefly refl.) & intrans. Join or form into a band or company; unite. M16.
Milton What multitudes Were banded to oppose his high Decree. R. Ellison We have banded together in brotherhood so as to do something about it. I. Colegate People banding themselves together in order to work for a better world.
verb trans. Mark with a band or stripe, or with bands or stripes. Freq. as banded ppl adjective. M18.
banded rudder-fish: see RUDDER noun.
E. K. Kane An opalescent purple, that banded the entire horizon. D. Attenborough Waving tentacles of the most delicate colours, banded, striped and patterned in many shades.
verb trans. Divide into bands or ranges based on a numerical characteristic, with a view to treating the bands differently; Education group or allocate (pupils) on the basis of ability. L20.
Financial Times Making the community charge more fair by banding the rate of charge in proportion to ability to pay.