Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend, bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG. bant. [root]90. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. {Bend}, {Bond}, 1st {Bandy}.] 1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.
Every one's bands were loosed. --Acts xvi. 26.
2. (Arch.) (a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. (b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie. ``To join in Hymen's bands.'' --Shak.
4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. ``Band and gusset and seam.'' --Hood.
7. A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men.
Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. --Shak.
8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band.
9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.
10. (Zo["o]l.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body.
11. (Mech.) A belt or strap.
12. A bond. [Obs.] ``Thy oath and band.'' --Shak.
13. Pledge; security. [Obs.] --Spenser.
{Band saw}, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with teeth on one edge, running over wheels.
{big band}, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer, and is often located in a night club where the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with {combo}, which has fewer players. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [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.
Band \Band\, v. i. To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together.
Certain of the Jews banded together. --Acts xxiii. 12.
Band \Band\, v. t. To bandy; to drive away. [Obs.]
Band \Band\, imp. of {Bind}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall and Richard Sterban voted him out, citing friction among band members.
The band adopted Satiacum in 1987.
The song, performed in 1964 by the Liverpool band Gerry and the Pacemakers, is about the northwest port city and the River Mersey that flows through it.
In another room, Marlowe takes a circular section cut from the middle of a condom, similar to a wide rubber band, and stretches it on a machine to test its tensile strength _ how far it will stretch before it snaps.
By contrast, Dutoit's responsibility in Bell's Prokofiev is to realise as vividly as possible the bizarre colours of the scores, the better to set off the wicked solo role. He and his Montreal band (and the sound-engineers) do that to memorable effect.
Through his compact-disk player, a jazz band seems to come to life in his van.
Members of the University of Southern California marching band offered him their helmets to wear.
Mike Kampsen, 33, organized the concert in part to please his father, Herman, a longtime Cash fan who sings with a local band called Country Cruisin'.
Indeed, the band had learned all the songs on Michael Jackson's "Bad" album, a special favorite of the Princess of Wales, but decided hits like "Dirty Diana" weren't quite right for the occasion.
"Usually isolated locations were disturbed by aircraft and people" while "noise pollution" on marine band radios from spill cleanup activities made monitoring marine channels difficult and unpleasant, the report stated.
Those who care about intellectual culture will want to pay attention to this brave band of former anti-Americans.
His live shows are much the same: no band, but a resourceful entertainer who can turn the audience into part of the show.
I started scaling down a bit, some tours with the band and some solo. I got my wife more involved with the accounting and myself more entangled with the business end of it.
With the 15-minute clock running, a band of senators piled off elevators in the subway lobby of the Hart Senate Office building.
Dukakis flew to nearby Greenville, Texas, where he was greeted outside the airport by school children and a high school marching band.
The amoral Mrs. Begbick and her band of law-breaking opportunists establish Mahoganny, a town of fantasy where they plan to bilk the bored but well-heeled.
Allison and Mauldin were not with Holly when the plane crashed because Holly had moved from Texas to New York City and was using new members of his band.
In particular there is a cap-sleeved, drop-waisted version with a pleated skirt edged with a floral band for Pounds 55. Also from Harrods Olympic Way.
When he heard the Who were reforming several months ago, civic center manager Jack Kelley said he began making overtures to the band and kept his fingers crossed.
Coupled with last week's steps to cap the currency's ascent, traders and economists now believe the banks' so-called band of tolerance is a very wide 1.60-1.90 marks and 120-140 yen.
The band gained notoriety earlier this year after they made an obscenity-laced acceptance speech for a music award on television.
Although Mr. Kim cautioned against placing too much emphasis on data from a single week, he notes that the latest drop puts M2 below the midpoint of the Fed's target band.
From November appointments will be guaranteed within a two-hour time band.
The Scorpions have had one double-platinum, two platinum and two gold albums in the United States, and no other continental European band has approached that level of sales.
Sheer volume wouldn't do the trick; the drinkers could get a lot louder than the band.
We recorded everything like a band and the vibe was right.
The Columbia band formed a bridge on the field at Harvard Stadium this season and drove a car off it in a Teddy Kennedy sendup. And the University of Pennsylvania band still manages to make the shape of the Eiffel Tower seem risque.
The Columbia band formed a bridge on the field at Harvard Stadium this season and drove a car off it in a Teddy Kennedy sendup. And the University of Pennsylvania band still manages to make the shape of the Eiffel Tower seem risque.
The other three members of the group ousted him from the quartet in March 1987, citing friction among band members.
Saddam greeted each as a military band played national anthems and the military fired 21-gun salutes.