banding

American  

[ban-ding] / ˈbæn dɪŋ /

noun

Furniture.

1. decorative inlay, as for bordering or paneling a piece, composed of strips of wood contrasting in grain or color with the principal wood of the surface.

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banding British  

/ ˈbændɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of grouping schoolchildren according to ability to ensure a balanced intake at different levels of ability to secondary school

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Etymology

Origin of banding

First recorded in 1730–40; band ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive far less from access to their fisheries on the global market than other countries do from theirs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Banding and tags have traced some species’ routes and revealed early signs of change.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

Banding together — sticking with and up for your people — was often the only remedy for survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

So Zoo Miami has partnered with the Tropical Audubon Society, the Cape Florida Banding Station, the Florida Keys Audubon Society, Brevard Zoo and other organizations and scientists to help protect the bright pink birds.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2018

Banding iron, clamps, bronzes, and every description of metal that was found were thrown into furnaces and melted down.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

Related Words

• band
• bar
• belt
• bit
• fillet
• layer
• ribbon
• rod
• section
• segment
• slab
• stripe
• tape