banding

[ ban-ding ]

/ ˈbæn dɪŋ /

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noun Furniture.

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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Origin of banding

First recorded in 1730–40; band² + -ing¹

Words nearby banding

bandgap, bandh, bandicoot, bandido, Bandinelli, banding, bandit, bandito, banditry, Bandjarmasin, Bandjermasin

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How to use banding in a sentence

She hadn’t expected to see the curtains she designed, but after counting the swags and zooming in on the custom banding, she knew they were hers.
Presidents come and go, but these curtains are forever|Jura Koncius|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
In 64 years of bird banding, Powdermill’s Avian Research Center has recorded fewer than 10 such birds.
This rare bird is male on one side and female on the other|Aayushi Pratap|October 6, 2020|Science News
Zealous populist patriots might pal around on principle, but banding together effectively is another matter.
Elections Could Be the Beginning of the End for Europe|Tracy McNicoll, Nadette De Visser|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some are donating blood for the injured, while others are banding into groups to keep the titushki away from their neighborhoods.
My Life Behind Kiev’s Barricades|Vijai Maheshwari|February 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is a banding together so to speak, which is becoming a real cultural phenomenon.
Christmas Misfits Unite|Dr. Michelle K. London|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But from within, it is in fact multiple societies, occasionally banding together but more often at war with one another.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Israel’s Pragmatic Kingmaker|Jay Michaelson|October 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The story of high-altitude workers banding together to attack three men who apparently offended them defies expectations.
Violence on Everest|Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shareholders also I am glad to observe are banding themselves together for the protection of their interests.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The banding is probably protective, as in the case of the tiger and the zebra, and renders the shell less visible.
Our British Snails|John William Horsley
They stand about a yard apart, and banding their faces towards each other, kiss on the lips.
The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays)|John Galsworthy
Banding iron, clamps, bronzes, and every description of metal that was found were thrown into furnaces and melted down.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
The aspect of the rock at this stage is that of a gneiss with rather indefinite banding.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head

British Dictionary definitions for banding

banding

/ (ˈbændɪŋ) /

noun

British 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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Medical definitions for banding

banding

[ băn′dĭng ]

The differential staining of metaphase chromosomes in cultured cells to reveal their characteristic patterns of stripes in order to identify individual chromosome pairs.

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