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