band

¹band

noun \ˈband\

Definition of BAND

1

: something that confines or constricts while allowing a degree of movement

2

: something that binds or restrains legally, morally, or spiritually

3

: a strip serving to join or hold things together: as a : belt 2 b : a cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sections are sewn

4

: a thin flat encircling strip: as a : a close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuff of clothing b : a strip of cloth used to protect a newborn baby's navel —called also bellyband c : a ring of elastic

5

a : a strip (as of living tissue or rock) or a stripe (as on an animal) differentiable (as by color, texture, or structure) from the adjacent material or area b : a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies c : range 7a

6

: a narrow strip serving chiefly as decoration: as a : a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dress b plural : a pair of strips hanging at the front of the neck as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress c : a ring without raised portions

7

: track 1e(2)

Origin of BAND

in senses 1 & 2, from Middle English band, bond something that constricts, from Old Norse band; akin to Old English bindan to bind; in other senses, from Middle English bande strip, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin *binda, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta fillet; akin to Old English bindan to bind, bend fetter — more at bind

First Known Use: 12th century

Rhymes with BAND

bland, brand, canned, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, NAND, rand, sand, Sand, stand, strand