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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Banding}.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
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2. To mark with a band.
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3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded
against his throne." --Milton.
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{Banded architrave}, {Banded pier}, {Banded shaft}, etc.
(Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the
regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections
crossing it at right angles.
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