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Middle English band

English band

Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande.

Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.

band (plural bands)

  1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
    1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
      • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
        The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.
    2. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
    3. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
    4. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
  2. A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
    sandstone with bands of shale
    • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
      [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.
  3. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
    1. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
    2. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
  4. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
    • 1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War‎[1], Supplement:
      For that heroic band—those children of the furnace who, in regions like Texas and Tennessee, maintained their fidelity through terrible trials—we of the North felt for them, and profoundly we honor them.
  5. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  6. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
    Hyponym: preaching band
  7. (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  8. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
    valence band; conduction band
  9. (obsolete) A bond.
    • 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
      OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter,
      Haſt thou according to thy oath and band
      Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon:
      Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale,
      Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare,
      Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?
  10. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
  11. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
  12. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
  13. (medicine) Ellipsis of band cell.
  14. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling 1K,heldtogetherbyaband;(byextension)1K, held together by a band; (by extension) 1K,heldtogetherbyaband;(byextension)1000, a grand; (by extension) money
  1. (telecommunications) A designated range of radio frequencies used for wireless communication.
    Synonym: frequency band

strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together

narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it

strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached

band or strip as part of a machine

long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area

architecture: a strip of decoration (either a continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, or, in Gothic architecture, the moulding encircling pillars and small shafts)

that which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie — see also tie

part of radio spectrum

line representing a component of a protein

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

  1. (transitive) To fasten with a band.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Poet’s Midnight”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 54:
      As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope."
      Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph.
    • 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
      "Come, come, 'Orace," said the inspector, leisurely elastic-banding his book and putting it away, "you aren't supposed to be fishing down that hole, you know. Is it O.K. there?"
  2. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

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Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).

A musical band

band (plural bands)

  1. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.
    Hyponyms: brass band, silver band, iron band; rock band, jazz band, garage band
    musical band; session band; studio band; touring band; bar band
  2. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.
  3. Ellipsis of marching band.
  4. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
  5. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.
  6. (Canada) Ellipsis of band government.

group of musicians

group of people loosely united for a common purpose

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

  1. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
  2. (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.

(intransitive) group together for a common purpose

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band

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

  1. Obsolete form of bandy.

Borrowed from English band.

band

  1. (Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊／队 c)

Perhaps influenced by banned.

band

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) alternative form of ban

Derived from English band.

band n (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite **band or bands)

  1. band

Derived from Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).

band n (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)

  1. (rare) excommunication

From bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).

band c or n

  1. (rare) swear word

band

  1. imperative of bande

Inherited from Middle Dutch bant, from Old Dutch *bant.

Compare Old High German bant, pant n, Old Saxon band, Old Frisian band n (and a closely related form Old English bænd, bend with umlaut from *bandiz). A verbal noun with ablaut to binden (“to bind”).

band m (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

  1. bond, connection, relationship, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)
    Ik heb geen goede band met God. ― I don't have a good relationship with God.
  2. band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
  3. ribbon or object of similar shape
    1. tire / tyre (e.g., a car tyre)
    2. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
    3. belt (martial arts belt)
    4. belt (conveyor belt)
  4. (physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena
    1. range of energy levels in a solid state material
    2. interval in the light spectrum
  5. bank (the bank of a pool table)

band n (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

  1. ribbon

Borrowed from English band.

band m (plural bands, diminutive bandje n)

  1. (music) band

Inherited from Old Norse band.

band n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)

  1. (a piece of) rope, string
  2. (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations

band

  1. preterite of binden

Inherited from Old Norse band.

band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)

  1. (a piece of) string
  2. yarn
  3. (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
  4. binding (of a book)
  5. (music) tie
  6. (music, slang) a musical band
    Synonym: hljómsveit f

Inherited from Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.

band (plural bandes)

  1. That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
    1. A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
    2. Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
    3. A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
  2. A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
    1. A rope or piece of twine used to tie or bind.
    2. A headband (a band that surrounds the head)
    3. A metal band that surrounds an object in order to strengthen it.
    4. (anatomy, rare) A joint or sinew.
    5. (heraldry, rare) A diagonal stripe or band.
  3. (rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
  4. Something used to join or connect; a link.
    1. (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
  5. A collection or group of bound items.

Derived from English band (in this sense).

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural **band, definite plural banda or bandene)

  1. (music) a band; group of rock musicians

Inherited from Old Norse band, akin to English bond.

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural **band, definite plural banda)

  1. tape
  2. ribbon
  3. band
  4. bond
  5. leash (for a dog)

Derived from English band (music).

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural **band, definite plural banda)

  1. (music) band

band

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of bindan

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bandą, related to *bandiz (“band”).

band n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)

  1. the act of binding or settling
    Antonym: lausn
    lausn ok band allra vandamál
    the decision in all difficult cases
  2. band, cord, fetter
  3. (plural only) bond, confederacy
  4. (plural only, heiti, Germanic paganism) the gods
    • c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21
      Svá skyldi goð gjalda, · gram reki bǫnd af lǫndum,
      reið sé rǫgn ok Óðinn, · rǫ́n míns féar hǫ́num; […]
      So shall the Gods repay him—may the Divinities drive the ruler from the land; may the Powers and Odin be wroth—for the plunder of my wealth.

Middle English band

Polish band

Unadapted borrowing from English band.

band m inan

  1. (music) pop or jazz band playing mostly wind instruments
    Synonyms: kapela, zespół

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

band f

  1. genitive plural of banda

Derived from Old Norse band.

band n

  1. band
    1. ribbon, tape, strip of material
    2. ensemble, orchestra, group of musicians
    3. gang, band of robbers
    4. (physics) part of radio spectrum
    5. (physics) group of energy levels
  2. a binding (of a book)
  3. a volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia)
    en encyklopedi i 30 band
    an encyclopedia in 30 volumes
  4. belt (used for transporting material or objects between two places); conveyor belt
    Synonym: transportband
  5. caterpillar track; a belt or band fitted instead of wheels to off-road vehicles
    Synonym: larvfötter
  6. audio tape or video tape
  7. cassette (of audio or video tape)
  8. tie, connection, relation; from a person to another person or to a place

Derived from English band.

band n

  1. (music) band

band

  1. past indicative of binda

Borrowed from English band.

band m (plural bandiau)

  1. band (group of musicians)
  2. band (strip of material)
    Synonyms: stribed, strap, llabed
  3. (physics) band