| • | A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter. |
| • | A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. |
| • | In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the 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. |
| • | Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. |
| • | A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. |
| • | A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. |
| • | A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals. |
| • | A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. |
| • | A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. |
| • | A belt or strap. |
| • | A bond |
| • | Pledge; security. |
| • | To bind or tie with a band. |
| • | To mark with a band. |
| • | To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. |
| • | To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire together. |
| • | To bandy; to drive away. |
| • | imp. of Bind. |
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