1a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration:wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bandsVictoria settled the velvet band on her hair
a plain ring for the finger, especially a gold wedding ring:a narrow band of gold was her only jewellery
Ornithology, North American a ring of metal placed round a bird’s leg to identify it:look for a leg band on the osprey
a belt or strap transmitting motion between two wheels or pulleys.
(bands) a collar with two hanging strips, worn by certain lawyers, clerics, and academics as part of their formal dress:I’m wearing clerical bands, which are a sign of my office
2a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings:a long, narrow band of cloud
a narrow stratum of rock or coal:the band of limestone continues north on the same contour
3a range of values or a specified category within a series (used especially in financial contexts):your home was placed in one of eight valuation bands
a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum:channels in the UHF band
any of several groups into which school pupils of the same age are divided on the basis of broadly similar ability:the top band of pupils
4 archaic a thing that restrains, binds, or unites:must I fall, and die in bands?
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1provide 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
Ornithology, North American put a band on (a bird) for identification:the map shows where starlings banded in Holland were later recovered
2mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour:the bird’s bill is banded across the middle with black (as adjective banded)banded agate
3British allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts):single adults in a property banded above D will pay more
group (school pupils) into classes or sets for teaching purposes:the infants are banded in terms of their ability
