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   Band (bănd), 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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   banding n. A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.
   
   Syn. -- band, stripe.
   
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