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elastic band

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elastic band
n
another name for rubber band
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.elastic bandelastic band - a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
elastic device - any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched
Translations
elastic band
n (esp Brit) → Gummiband nt

elastic band n (Brit) → elastico
elastic band n (Brit) → elastico

elastic band رباط مطاطى gumička elastikbånd Gummiband ελαστική ταινία banda elástica, goma kuminauha élastique gumica elastico 輪ゴム 고무 밴드 elastiekje gummistrikk gumka fita elástica резиновая лента gummiband ยางยืด lastik bant dây chun 松紧带


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An elastic band intended to keep a woman from coming out
She had her work under her arm in a substantial parcel, and when Anne asked her to stay she promptly took off her capacious sun-hat, which had been held on her head, despite irreverent September breezes, by a tight elastic band under her hard little knob of fair hair.
In an instant I had caught him round the waist, and held him up while Holmes and Pycroft untied the elastic bands which had disappeared between the livid creases of skin.
 
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