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

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

a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

a range of frequencies between two limits

a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

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 driving belt in machinery

a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

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"