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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. |
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A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of
carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. |
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In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings,
which encircles the pillars and small shafts. |
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That which serves as the means of union or connection
between persons; a tie. |
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A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th
centuries. |
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Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part
of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. |
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A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article
of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. |
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A company of persons united in any common design,
especially a body of armed men. |
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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. |
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A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits
of umbelliferous plants. |
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A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of
the body. |
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A belt or strap. |
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A bond |
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Pledge; security. |
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To bind or tie with a band. |
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To mark with a band. |
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To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. |
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To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to
conspire together. |
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To bandy; to drive away. |
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imp. of Bind. |