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band

English

🔊 a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
🔊 an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
🔊 a restraint put around something to hold it together
🔊 a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
🔊 a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
🔊 a driving belt in machinery
🔊 a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
“chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”
🔊 a range of frequencies between two limits
🔊 instrumentalists not including string players
🔊 jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
“she had rings on every finger”
🔊 a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
🔊 a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
🔊 an unofficial association of people or groups
“the smart set goes there”
🔊 bind or tie together, as with a band
🔊 attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
“ring birds”