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| brake band |
a lined, flexible, usu. steel band around a brake drum, which, when tightened, creates the friction of a braking action. |
| brass |
(pl.) the group of players of brass instruments within an orchestra or band. [1/6 definitions] |
| brassard |
a band of material worn as a badge about the upper arm; armband. [1/2 definitions] |
| brass band |
a musical group or band composed mostly of brass instruments. |
| brass knuckles |
a band of metal with finger holes that is worn over the knuckles in a fist fight in order to cause greater injury than bare knuckles. |
| caravan |
a band of people traveling together for safety, esp. across a desert. [1/4 definitions] |
| CB |
abbreviation of "citizens band," a series of short wave frequencies set aside by the federal government for private use. |
| channel |
a broadcasting frequency band. [1/8 definitions] |
| chieftain |
a leader of a band of people, esp. of a clan or tribe. |
| cincture |
a belt, band, or girdle. [1/3 definitions] |
| circlet |
a little circle, esp. a narrow round band worn as an ornament for the head. |
| combo |
a small band of musicians, usu. playing popular music such as jazz or rock. [1/2 definitions] |
| coven |
a group or band of witches, esp. one having thirteen members. |
| crape |
a band of black fabric worn on the arm as a sign of mourning. [1/3 definitions] |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. [1/2 definitions] |
| cummerbund |
a wide, often pleated band worn about a man's waist and under his dinner jacket or other formal attire. |
| drum kit |
a set of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer in a band, the basic set of which usu. includes a bass drum, a tom-tom, a snare drum, a high-hat, and a crash cymbal, also called a drum set. |
| drum major |
the leader of a marching band or drum corps, who beats time and often performs twirling tricks with a baton. |
| Dutch Belted |
one of a breed of dairy cattle that have a band of white around the body. |
| elasticize |
to make (fabric or the like) elastic by stitching in an elastic band, or by interweaving with strands of rubber. |
| fascia |
a flat or horizontal band or strip. [2/3 definitions] |
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