Main Entry:

²band

Function:

verb

Date:

15th century

transitive verb

1 : to affix a band to or tie up with a band 2 : to finish or decorate with a band 3 : to gather together : unite <banded themselves together for protection> intransitive verb : to unite for a common purpose —often used with together<have banded together in hopes of attacking the blight that is common to them all — J. B. Conant>

— band·er noun