A strip of material used for strengthening, coupling, holding things together, binding, strengthening or ornamenting clothing, attaching pages in a book, or as a belt or strap in a machine.

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

(architecture) A strip of decoration, such as a continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, typically found in gothic architecture encircling pillars and small shafts.

That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.

A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.

(in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.

(physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

(physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.

(especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.

(sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc

(medicine) Short for band cell.

(slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; money

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.

A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.

A marching band.

(a band of thieves) A group of people loosely united for a common purpose .

(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.

(Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

(transitive) To fasten with a band.

(transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.

(transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.

Obsolete form of bandy.