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banded

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band·ed  (bndd)
adj.
Having bands or stripes of contrasting color or texture.
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Adj.1.banded - identified with a band especially around a leg; "kept watch for the return of their banded birds"
unbanded - not identified with a band; "an unbanded bird"
2.banded - marked with bands or strips of contrasting color or texture; "a banded rock"
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
3.banded - characterized by a band of especially white around the body; "banded cattle"
belted - having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress"


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The whole country seems banded together against the aristocracy and the landowners.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
And lastly, how comes it that we whalemen of America now outnumber all the rest of the banded whalemen in the world; sail a navy of upwards of seven hundred vessels; manned by eighteen thousand men; yearly consuming 00824,000,000 of dollars; the ships worth, at the time of sailing, 20,000,000 dollars; and every year importing into our harbors a well reaped harvest of 00847,000,000 dollars.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
The banded ones were all dressed in white gowns--a gay survival from Old Style days, when cheerfulness and May-time were synonyms--days before the habit of taking long views had reduced emotions to a monotonous average.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
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