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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banding}.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
2. To mark with a band.
3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. ''Banded against his throne.'' --Milton.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
banded
adjective
1: identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds" [ant: {unbanded}]
2: marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock"
3: characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "banded": barred, brinded, brindle, brindled, listed, marbled, marbleized, streaked, streaky, striatal, striate, striated, strigate, strigose, striolate, striped, stripy, tabby, veined, watered
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