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band

  • noun
  • bănd

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

Other meanings

  1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

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

Example sentences

  • “I'm not a fan of that band anymore.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “She loves playing in a jazz band.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “The band played a mix of covers and original songs.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "beand".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “band” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.