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BANDING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

band; banding; stripe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("banding" is a kind of...):

adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "banding"):

cigar band (a narrow paper band around a cigar)

hatband (a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim)

neckband (a band around the collar of a garment)

pinstripe (a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric))

Holonyms ("banding" is a part of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A stripe or stripes of contrasting color

Example:

the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps

Synonyms:

band; banding; stria; striation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("banding" is a kind of...):

bar; streak; stripe (a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "banding"):

collar ((zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal)

stretch mark (a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb band

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