korsband

Swedish

Alternative forms

• x b, xb (post jargon)

Etymology

Compound of kors (“cross”) +‎ band (“strap, ligament”)

Noun

korsband n

1. (anatomy) cruciate ligament
2. (post, historical) A print under band; a type of banded mail (often fastened in a cross-like fashion) discontinued in 1981; a cheaper form of brev (“letter or light parcel”) which was (most often) not allowed to contain any personal message and where the consignment was mostly uncovered and exposed, intended for mass mailings such as books, journals, business cards, product samples and advertisements.
   • 1902, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Almanack, volume 1902 Till Göteborgs Horisont, page 38:

     Korsbandsförsändelser. För inländsk tidning, tidskrift m.m. utgör afgiften 1 öre för hvar vikt af 50 gram eller del däraf, dock minst 4 öre (lokalförsändelse minst 2 öre).

     Print under band. For domestic newspapers, periodicals, etc., the charge is 1 öre for each weight of 50 grams or part thereof, with a minimum of 4 öre (for local consignments, a minimum of 2 öre).

   • 1986 January 20, Erkki Tammenoksa, 1985/86:T230 Återinförande av korsband som postförsändelse, page 1:

     Postverket avskaffade för 4 år sedan med dåvarande regeringens godkännande möjligheten att sända trycksaker i kuvert som s. k. korsband.

     The Postal Service abolished, 4 years ago with the approval of the then government, the possibility of sending printed matter in envelopes as so-called print under bands.

Declension

Declension of korsband
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	korsband	korsbandet	korsband	korsbanden
Genitive	korsbands	korsbandets	korsbands	korsbandens

Derived terms

• korsbandsförsändelse (“banded consignment”)

References

• korsband in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• korsband in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• korsband in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH – främre korsband
• Svensk MeSH – bakre korsband
• korsband in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1911)