noun

1. something that binds, ties together, restrains, etc.
2. 1. a strip or ring of wood, metal, rubber, etc. fastened around something, as to bind or tie it together
   2. a finger ring a wedding band
3. a contrasting strip or stripe running across or along the edge of a material, or separating different sorts of material
4. a narrow strip of cloth used to bind, line, decorate, etc.; binding; banding hatband, neckband
5. two strips hanging in front from the neck, as part of certain academic, legal, or clerical dress
6. a belt to drive wheels or pulleys in machinery
7. any of the separate divisions on a phonograph record containing individual selections
8. 1. a specific range of wavelengths or frequencies, as in radio broadcasting or sound or light transmission
   2. any of the stripes of color in a spectrum
9. Archit. a thin layer or molding
10. Geol. a thin layer of distinctive rock, ore, etc.

Etymology: ME < ON band (akin to OE bend); also (in meaning “thin strip”) < Fr bande, flat strip < OFr bende < ML benda < Goth binda < bindan, bind

transitive verb

1. to put a band on or around; tie with a band
2. ☆ to mark with a band for identification to band migratory birds

Etymology: OFr bander < the n.

noun

1. a group of people joined together for a common purpose
2. a group of musicians playing together, esp. upon wind and percussion instruments a dance band

Etymology: LME bande < MFr < OFr < OProv < Goth bandwa, a sign < ?

intransitive verb, transitive verb