1. (

• band ,
• banding ,
• stria ,
• striation

) a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps" ;

2. (

• band ,
• banding ,
• stripe

) an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material ;

1. (

• band

) bind or tie together, as with a band ;

2. (

• ring ,
• band ,

) attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" ;