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    band
    /band/

    noun

    • 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration: "wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands" Similar beltsashgirdlestrap
    • 2. a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar stripestripstreakline

    verb

    • 1. provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration: "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
    • 2. mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour: "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"

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