band

an unofficial association of people or groups

• “the smart set goes there”
• “they were an angry lot”

instrumentalists not including string players

a stripe of contrasting color

• “chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”

a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material

a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

a range of frequencies between two limits

something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs

jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger

• “she had rings on every finger”
• “he noted that she wore a wedding band”

a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

a restraint put around something to hold it together

bind or tie together, as with a band

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

• “ring birds”
• “band the geese to observe their migratory patterns”