band
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: bănd, IPA(key): /bænd/
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- Rhymes: -ænd
Etymology 1
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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 bandur (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.
Noun
band (plural bands)
- A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
- A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 10, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- 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.
- A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
- 1843, Thomas Hood, The Song of the Shirt
- band and gusset and seam
- 1843, Thomas Hood, The Song of the Shirt
- A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
- A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
- sandstone with bands of shale
- (architecture) A strip of decoration.
- A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
- In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
- That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- to join in Hymen's bands
- William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
- 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.
- valence band; conduction band
- (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?
- (obsolete) Pledge; security.
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- (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 $10K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
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Verb
band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
- (transitive) To fasten with a band.
- (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
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Etymology 2
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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”).
Noun
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band (plural bands)
- 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 group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- But in the meantime Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
- "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Chapter V
- (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
- (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
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band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)
- (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
- Bible, Acts xxiii. 12
- Certain of the Jews banded together.
- Bible, Acts xxiii. 12
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Etymology 3
Verb
band
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind
See also
band on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Template:Wikisource1911Enc Citation
- “band”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “band”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
(deprecated template usage) band
- (Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊/队)
- C:^邊隊band先?
- From: 1998, 收音機1 (Radio 1), Hong Kong Cantonese Corpus (HKCanCor)
- C: Bin1 deoi6 ben1 sin1?
A: Hai6 lo1. mou5 gong2 dou3 hai6 bin1 deoi6 ben1. [Jyutping] - C: So which band?
A: Indeed, they didn't mention which band.
A:^係囖。冇講到係邊隊band。 [Cantonese, trad.]
C:^边队band先?
A:^系𱕌。冇讲到系边队band。 [Cantonese, simp.]- 彈結他嗰個通常係一隊band嘅中心,表演嗰陣要好似leader咁帶住隊band,好自然就會吸引到觀眾嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2010, TVB-J2, (deprecated template usage) K-ON!輕音少女 (K-On!), season 1, episode 2
- taan4 git3-6 taa1 go2 go3 tung1 soeng4 hai6 jat1 deoi6 ben1 ge3 zung1 sam1, biu2 jin2 go2 zan6 jiu3 hou2 ci5 li1 daa4 gam2 daai3 zyu6 deoi6 ben1, hou2 zi6 jin4 zau6 wui5 kap1 jan5 dou3-2 gun1 zung3 ge3 muk6 gwong1 gaa3 laa3. [Jyutping]
- The guitarist is usually the center of a band and has to lead the band during performances, and naturally becomes the audience's center of attention.
弹结他嗰个通常系一队band嘅中心,表演嗰阵要好似leader咁带住队band,好自然就会吸引到观众嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
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Danish
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
band n (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite band or bands)
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Etymology 2
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From Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
band n (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)
Etymology 3
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From bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
band c or n
Verb
band
References
- “band” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology 1
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From Middle Dutch bant. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
band m (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)
- connection, liaison, bond (attachment, as in a relation)
- band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
- tire/tyre (e.g. a car tyre)
- tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
- bank (the bank of a pool table)
- belt (martial arts belt)
- belt (conveyor belt)
- (physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena
- interval in the light spectrum
- range of energy levels in a solid state material
- ribbon
- bond, tie
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Noun
band n (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Noun
band m (plural bands, diminutive bandje n)
Faroese
Etymology
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Noun
band n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)
- (a piece of) rope, string
- (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
Declension
n8 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | band | bandið | bond | bondini |
Accusative | band | bandið | bond | bondini |
Dative | bandi | bandinum | bondum | bondunum |
Genitive | bands | bandsins | banda | bandanna |
German
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band
Icelandic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)
- (a piece of) string
- yarn
- (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
- binding (of a book)
- (music) tie
- (music, slang) a musical band
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- (band): hljómsveit f
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.
Pronunciation
Noun
band (plural bandes)
- That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
- A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
- Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
- A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
- A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
- (rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
- Something used to join or connect; a link.
- (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
- A collection or group of bound items.
Descendants
References
- “bō̆nd (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bånd (see this word for common usage)
Etymology
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From English band (in this sense)
Noun
band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)
Derived terms
References
- “band” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse band, akin to English bond.
Pronunciation
Noun
band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)
References
- “band” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *bandą.
Noun
band n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)
- the act of binding or settling
- Antonym: lausn
- lausn ok band allra vandamál
- the decision in all difficult cases
- band, cord
- (plural only) bonds, fetters
- (plural only) bond, confederacy
- (plural only, poetic) the gods
- blóta bǫnd
- to worship the gods
- at mun banda
- at the will of the gods
Declension
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- binda (“to bind”)
Descendants
References
- band in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Swedish
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
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Noun
band n
- a band, a ribbon, a tape; a strip of material
- a band, an ensemble, an orchestra; group of musicians
- a band, a gang; band of robbers
- (physics) a band; a part of radio spectrum
- (physics) a band; a group of energy levels
- an audio tape or a video tape
- a cassette of audio or video tape
- a tie, a connection, a relation; from a person to another person or to a place
Declension
Declension of band | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | band | bandet | band | banden |
Genitive | bands | bandets | bands | bandens |
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
band n
Declension
Declension of band | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | band | bandet | band | banden |
Genitive | bands | bandets | bands | bandens |
Verb
band
- (deprecated template usage) past tense of binda.
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