From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
banding
n : a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material [syn:
band, stripe]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. &
vb. n. Banding.]
1. To bind or tie with a band.
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2. To mark with a band.
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3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded
against his throne." --Milton.
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Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc.
(Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the
regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections
crossing it at right angles.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
banding \banding\ n.
A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.
Syn: band, stripe.
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